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Zoe Low

Travellers were calm as tight security kicked in at Hong Kong International Airport on Saturday, after anti-government protesters caused havoc there for two days in a row earlier in the week.
Two-metre-tall water barriers blocked the airport’s street-level entrances, and people going through the two remaining doors had to show a valid ticket or boarding pass to be allowed into the departure hall.
On Saturday morning, long queues formed at the two entrances as passengers waited to clear the security check at the doors.
By evening, however, the queues had cleared and passengers said they did not have any trouble entering the departure hall.




Niek Heemskerk, a business traveller from the Netherlands, was pleased with the security measures.
“I’m happy it’s not too overcrowded, so I can sit and read my book,” he said.
The added security measures were put in place after the Airport Authority was granted a temporary injunction to keep protests within a designated area.
Flights out of Hong Kong cancelled as anti-government protesters occupy airport
No protesters were seen on Saturday, and the airport operated normally.




Police were seen stationed at airport entrances and men in plain clothes wearing security tags were also present.
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An Australian visitor, who declined to be named, said: “I feel [the staff] are being extra friendly to make up for the inconvenience.”
She said she was at the airport five hours early for her 10pm flight to Sydney in Australia and did not think the extra security was an inconvenience.
“I feel more safe knowing people here are actually travelling,” she said.

At the Airport Express platform at Hong Kong station, cordons were set up to direct passengers in one direction.
The frequency of trains from Hong Kong was reduced to one every 20 minutes at the request of the government and Airport Authority.
Emmanuelle Goujet, from France, said she had arrived at the airport half an hour earlier than she usually would for a flight because she knew about the protests.
Goujet, who was travelling to Switzerland, said she had no trouble entering the airport.
“They are just being cautious, if the security wasn’t there, then maybe the protesters would be here, so it is understandable,” she said.




Protesters had occupied the airport from last Friday to protest against the now-abandoned extradition bill and police brutality. The sit-in, originally scheduled for three days, gained renewed momentum on Monday after a female protester was hit in the eye allegedly with a beanbag round fired by police during a demonstration on Sunday.
All flights leaving the airport after 4pm on Monday were cancelled as protesters flooded both terminals. On Tuesday, the airport became a scene of chaos as protesters again blocked passengers from departing and held two mainland Chinese men for hours.
There were violent clashes between police and protesters at night. One policeman drew his firearm after he was surrounded by protesters.
Nearly 1,000 flights were cancelled as a result of the partial shutdown on Monday and Tuesday.


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Plastic jersey barriers (water barriers) at the entrance of the Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. Security measures have been put in place to prevent anti-government protestors from occupying the airport after they have paralyzed the international airport, causing flights to be canceled and leaving travelers stranded. 17AUG19 SCMP / David Wong

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Cleaners remove what remains of the protest paraphernalia at the airport. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Allan Zeman, photographed during an interview in Central. 14AUG19 SCMP / Winson Wong

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The Airport Authority has obtained a court injunction to confine protesters to two corners of the arrival hall (the two As marked yellow).  14AUG19 HANDOUT PHOTO

Travellers rest at the Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, as the anti-government protestors paralyse one of the worldâs busiest aviation hubs.  14AUG19 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

Travellers stranded at the Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, as the anti-government protestors paralyse one of the worldâs busiest aviation hubs.  14AUG19 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

protester rests on the floor of Hong Kong's international airport on August 14, 2019. - Flights were departing Hong Kong airport largely on schedule morning on August 14, a day after pro-democracy protesters caused chaos with a disruptive sit-in that paralysed the busy transport hub.  14AUG19 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

A police show his gun during the operation in the Airport. 13AUG19 SCMP/Felix Wong

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Two-metre-tall water barriers block airport’s street-level entrances
Those going through two remaining doors must show a valid ticket or boarding pass to be allowed into departure hall



Two-metre-tall water barriers blocked the airport’s street-level entrances, and people going through the two remaining doors had to show a valid ticket or boarding pass to be allowed into the departure hall.


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Hong Kong protests: travellers unfazed despite long queues as security is tightened at Hong Kong International Airport after earlier chaos

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Two-metre-tall water barriers block airport’s street-level entrances

Those going through two remaining doors must show a valid ticket or boarding pass to be allowed into departure hall