More than 10 weeks of unrest in Hong Kong started over a controversial extradition bill , where more than 2 million demonstrated asking the leader – Lam – to resign and to cancel the bill. The leader of Hong Kong is not elected , but a committee appointed by Beijing would choose him.
Since the protests started 10 weeks ago, many businesses were affected and some government and public services agencies were also affected. The busy Hong Kong airport was not an exception, where protesters flooded it for many days , blocking departure gates resulting in cancellation of many flights. More than 1000 flights were canceled as per news reports.
Hong Kong suffered its worst days , since it was taken over by Chinese from British on 1997.
Recently , Authorities in Hong Kong said they are working to reopen the airport , but many of protesters remained in the airport with no sign of leaving till the night of 13 August. Airport operation expected to resume on Thursday , as authorities said. No more protest would be allowed inside the airport without a “letter of no objection”.
Unrest in Hong Kong raised concerns all over the world , some countries warned their nationals not to travel there at the meantime. The Philippine government released an advice for Filipinos not to travel to Hong Kong as it is not the right time. But a travel ban was not implemented. Another statement was released advising Filipinos in Hong Kong to avoid streets and venues use by protesters , to avoid arrest and troubles.
The protests in Hong Kong motivated some Filipinos , who started to flood the social media with anti-China comments.
“when we will remain silent Philippines?” a Filipino commented on twitter. She took a notice how small Honk Kong compared to Philippines population, and how they succeed to protest against China.