Pro-democracy activists kick off three days of rallies at Hong Kong airport in a bid to win international support from arriving passengers
Pro-democracy activists kicked off three days of rallies at Hong Kong's airport on Friday, hoping to win international support from arriving passengers as demonstrations that have rocked the city enter the third month.
The protests that began in opposition to a plan to allow extradition to mainland China have morphed into a broader movement seeking to reverse a slide in freedoms in the city. Extra security measures have been put in place at the airport ahead of the rallies, with authorities preventing anyone without a boarding pass from entering the check-in area. The protesters are expected to congregate in the arrivals area.
Visitors were greeted by a sea of black-clad protesters chanting anti-government slogans, holding banners and handing out flyers – the information desk plastered in a tapestry of colourful sticky notes. The government on Thursday said tourist arrivals dropped 26 percent at the end of last month compared with last year and were continuing to fall in August. The travel industry accounts for 4.5 percent of the financial hub's economy and employs about 2,500,000 people, or about 7 percent of the total working population.
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