French urban climber Alain Robert climbs the Cheung Kong Center building amid continued anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
Thousands of people stood elbow to elbow chanting"Power to the People!" on a humid night in central Hong Kong on Friday, as anti-government protests that began here in early June and led to a shutdown of the city's busy international airport this week showed no signs of slowing down.
“I will sacrifice my life for this movement because we are protecting our home," one of the protesters, Keith Fong, 20, told ABC News earlier in the day. Protests erupted on the island 10 weeks ago over a controversial bill that would have allowed accused criminals to be extradited to countries where Hong Kong does not have an existing arrangement. That would have included mainland China, sparking concern over potential human rights abuses, and unearthing a deep-seated distrust for many in Hong Kong. Its embattled and deeply unpopular leader, Carrie Lam, suspended work on the bill but has refused to legally withdraw it.
When protests at the airport began, Hogg had threatened employees with"disciplinary consequences" if they took part in"illegal protests," according to the Associated Press, which reported that the airline had since come under pressure from China.
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