Students wear protective gear for a sit-in at Chinese University. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong protests: thousands of students expected to join boycott on first day of new school year

  • Organisers estimate as many as 10,000 secondary students from close to 200 schools will skip classes, with half of them expected to show up at rally in Central
  • Strike-affected schools include alma maters of the city’s leader and the police commissioner
Topic |   Hong Kong protests

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Students wear protective gear for a sit-in at Chinese University. Photo: Felix Wong
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A protester launches a pole onto the tracks of the Airport Express. Photo: Sam Tsang

Masked protesters wreak havoc on Hong Kong airport and trash railway station, forcing desperate travellers to head to city on foot

  • Protesters prevented from entering airport by a court injunction cause chaos outside the terminal building and leave transport in disarray
  • Sunday’s protests followed a night of violence after tens of thousands joined an illegal march that descended into pitched battles with riot police
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A protester launches a pole onto the tracks of the Airport Express. Photo: Sam Tsang
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