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In a serious escalation of the Hong Kong Independence Protests the Hong Kong Government appears to be closing Hong Kong Airport. It is not yet known whether Hong Kong/China paramilitary police will soon clear the airport of protesters.
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Australia's government owned ABC News, August 12, 2019, 5pm Hong Kong time reports: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-12/hong-kong-airport-cancels-flights-as-protests-continue/11406806
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In a serious escalation of the Hong Kong Independence Protests the Hong Kong Government appears to be closing Hong Kong Airport. It is not yet known whether Hong Kong/China paramilitary police will soon clear the airport of protesters.
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Australia's government owned ABC News, August 12, 2019, 5pm Hong Kong time reports: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-12/hong-kong-airport-cancels-flights-as-protests-continue/11406806
"Hong Kong Airport cancels flights as protests continue
Hong Kong's airport has cancelled all remaining flights as several thousand pro-democracy protesters peacefully demonstrate at the terminal for a fourth day.
The international airport, one of the world's busiest, said in a statement on Monday that the demonstration has "seriously disrupted" airport operations.
All check-in services for departing flights have been suspended and only flights that have already completed the check-in process will move ahead the airport said.
Members of the public have been warned to avoid the area.
Traffic on roads to the airport was very congested and car park spaces were full, the airport said.
The increasingly violent protests have plunged Chinese-ruled Hong Kong into its most serious crisis in decades and presented a serious challenge to Beijing."
More to come. Courtesy Australia's ABC News based on News Agency Wires.