Hong Kong airport staff stage protest against Yuen Long attack

Flight attendants and airport staff join protesters to condemn government and police

Flight attendants and airport staff have begun a planned 11-hour protest at Hong Kong international airport to call on the government to account for a violent attack on residents by suspected gang members last week.

The aviation staff were joined by demonstrators dressed in black, the signature colour of the nearly two-month-long protest movement, who filled the airport’s arrival hall on Friday. They sat on the ground chanting “Free Hong Kong” as shocked travellers walked through the terminal.

Protesters held up signs designed to look like customs notices and played audio messages resembling in-flight safety instructions. Read more

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