Earlier on Sunday, thousands of protesters descended on the Hong Kong international airport, blocking roads leading to the airport in an attempt to paralyse the regional travel hub. As hundreds of riot police began moving toward protesters, they retreated to a nearby commercial complex in Tung Chung.
Almost 20 vans of riot police arrived as security forces ran across the complex but protesters had already scattered. An elderly demonstrator wearing a vest that read “protect children” stood in front of the police with his hands up trying to stop them. Residents on an overpass shouted at police, calling them “black society” – a term for triad gangs.
Protesters built barricades out of plastic traffic barriers and metal fences zip-tied together. Some carried metal and plastic poles and many wore gas masks and helmets as they braced for clashes with police and likely arrest. One group was seen burning a Chinese flag and others set alight a barricade made out of dried branches and plastic barriers.
Traffic authorities shut down a railway line from Tung Chung after protesters smashed windows in a control room and used an emergency fire hose to flood the station, setting off a fire alarm.
Police said in a statement that protesters had caused “extensive” destruction in the station and had paralysed traffic and warned protesters “to stop illegal acts and leave immediately”.(Theguardian)
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