Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends law enforcement actions after protesters prompted an airport shutdown with calls to investigate alleged police brutality
The city's leader warned against heading down a"path of no return" as pro-democracy demonstrations caused Hong Kong airport to cancel all remaining flights out of the city for a second day.
The new rally came as China sent further ominous signals that the 10 weeks of unrest must end, with state-run media showing videos of security forces gathering across the border. The crisis, which has seen millions of people take to Hong Kong's streets, has become the biggest challenge to Chinese rule of the semi-autonomous city since its 1997 handover from Britain.
Lam, who faced fierce questioning from local reporters and at one point appeared to be on the verge of tears, appealed for calm. But the chaos was far from over, with a massive backlog of flights to clear and more protesters amassing. Frank Filser, 53, was struggling to reschedule a flight back to Germany to visit his father who has terminal cancer."They fight for Hong Kong and that's their view," he said.'Eye for an eye'
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