A teenager - who was the first victim of police gunfire in Hong Kong's months-long pro-democracy protests - has been charged with attacking police and rioting, police say.
The shooting occurred during widespread violence across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory that marred China's National Day celebrations and has deepened anger against police, who have been accused of being heavy-handed against protesters.
The officer fired as 18-year-old Tsang Chi-kin struck him with a metal rod on Tuesday.
The government has said Mr Chi-kin's condition was stable after surgery.
The case against Mr Chi-kin was heard by a court on Thursday afternoon.
Riot policemen march on a street in Hong Kong. Source: AAP
He was among seven people charged with rioting, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
Thousands of people rallied on Wednesday to demand police accountability for the shooting, with many saying the use of lethal weaponry was unjustified.
Pockets of black-clad youths vented their anger late on Wednesday night, lobbing gas bombs at police quarters, vandalising subway stations and blocking traffic in several districts.
Police responded with tear gas in some areas.
More than 1,000 students marched on Thursday at the Chinese University in a continuing show of support for Mr Chi-kin and vowing to keep up their fight for more democratic freedoms.
Many students felt that firing at Mr Chi-kin's chest, close to his heart, was an attempt to kill him.
But police defended the shooting as "reasonable and lawful" as the officer had feared for his life and that of his colleagues.
Videos on social media of the shooting showed a group of black-clad protesters with bars and umbrellas clashing with police.
They closed in on a lone officer, who opened fire as Mr Chi-kin came at him with a rod.
Just as another protester rushed in to try to drag Mr Chi-kin away but was tackled by an officer, a gasoline bomb landed in the middle of the group of officers in an explosion of flames.
The shooting marked an escalation in violence in the protests that have besieged one of the world's top financial hubs since June over a now-withdrawn extradition bill.
The movement has snowballed into an anti-China campaign amid anger over what many view as Beijing's interference in the autonomy that was granted Hong Kong when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
More than 1,750 people have been detained so far.
