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Riot police storm Hong Kong Airport after second day of cancellations due to protests
ABC News ^ | Aug 13, 2019, 11:35 AM ET | KARSON YIU and MORGAN WINSOR

Posted on 08/13/2019 9:01:08 AM PDT by Yossarian

Hong Kong International Airport canceled all flights for the second straight day on Tuesday as crowds of anti-government protesters clashed with police as they continued to occupy the terminals.

"Terminal operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted, and all check-in processes have now been suspended," the airport authority said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

Travelers at the airport, one of the world's busiest, were advised to leave the terminals as quickly as possible and contact the airlines for more information.

Some flights were able to depart from the airport earlier on Tuesday before the suspension was announced. Flights have also been allowed to land in Hong Kong.

Protesters in the semi-autonomous city have held massive rallies since early June to protest an extradition bill that would have allowed any country -- including China -- to request the extradition of an individual from Hong Kong for trial. Many who oppose the proposed legislation fear that China could use it to arrest political dissidents.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; chinahongkong; hkg; hongkong; hongkongairport; hongkongprotests
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To: Wuli
Sorry, but a majority of Chinese and Indian immigrants do assimilate in our communities

I live in the Silicon Valley. My educated response to your opinion is a double-plus NO!

61 posted on 08/13/2019 7:24:40 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: Wuli

The video footage on Twitter is horrible.

I saw a very young man with his face pushed into a pool of his own blood with a policeman’s boot.

Young girls being beaten with batons. It really is awful.


62 posted on 08/13/2019 8:39:24 PM PDT by warsaw44
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To: nutmeg

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63 posted on 08/13/2019 11:49:09 PM PDT by nutmeg (democRATs: The party of Infanticide, Open Borders, Crime, High Taxes and "Free" Sh*t)
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To: nutmeg

those trucks will bee filled w protesters...and driven right back into china...probly underground....


64 posted on 08/14/2019 2:04:29 AM PDT by Therapsid (eagan)
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To: Yossarian

“I live in the Silicon Valley. My educated response to your opinion is a double-plus NO! “

I know the type. You have to get out of Silicon Valley; in fact you have to get out of California, which has a ton of Chinese that just congregate in their own community. Out in the wider U.S. there are plenty of Chinese that are part of the broader community they live in.


65 posted on 08/14/2019 7:29:02 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Uncle Miltie
>>And damned ballsey.
Give me liberty, or give me death!<<

Poor unarmed schlubbs.

66 posted on 08/17/2019 5:39:29 AM PDT by servantboy777
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