Protesters occupy Hong Kong airport for second day
Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong occupied the airport for second day Saturday, as elsewhere families took to the streets in a peaceful march for greater freedoms.
Flights were not disrupted as hundreds of activists turned out at the airport's international arrivals hall waving banners and greeting passengers in a bid to attract more support for their movement.
For the three months now, the semi-autonomous territory has been shaken by protests against a bill that would have allowed China to extradite criminals to the mainland.
The legislation has since been shelved – but public anger has channeled the protests into a wider revolt against increasing Chinese interference.
To show their support for protesters at the airport, families marched near Hong Kong's business district – many bushing strollers and carrying balloons – in a colourful rally that organisers said was about “guarding our children's future”.