Protesters calling for 'free Hong Kong' converge on airport.
HONG KONG - More than 1,000 protesters calling for democracy and some chanting"free Hong Kong" converged on the Chinese-ruled city's airport on Friday as Singapore advised its travellers to avoid protest areas in the territory.
The demonstrations, mushrooming up almost daily, saw the defacement of China's main representative office last weekend, triggering warnings from Beijing this was an attack on China's sovereignty. What started as an angry response to a now-suspended extradition bill, which would have allowed defendants to be sent to the mainland for trial, now includes demands for greater democracy and the resignation of Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam.
An impromptu"tourist information" booth was set up by the protesters, with pictures and captions detailing the allegations of police brutality and the Yuen Long train station attack. "I didn't know about the police brutality... As a tourist, I respect Hong Kong people’s freedom of speech and assembly."
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