What is it like to visit Hong Kong right now? | hong kong travel
HongKong(CNN)—HongKongershavebeenprotestingformorethanfivemonthsanddemonstrationsarebecomingmoreviolentanddisruptive.ThecitysleadershavemaintainedHongKongisstillopenforbusiness,butisitstillsafetovisit?ThesituationhaschangedsignificantlysinceJune9,whenprotestorganizersestimatedmorethanamillionpeopletookpartinapeacefulmarchtoopposeabillthatwouldhaveallowedHongKongtoextraditesuspectedcriminalstomainlandChina.Recentprotestshavebecomelesspredictableandincreasinglydangerous,fanningoutaroundthecity...
Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kongers have been protesting for more than five months and demonstrations are becoming more violent and disruptive. The citys leaders have maintained Hong Kong is still open for business, but is it still safe to visit?
The situation has changed significantly since June 9, when protest organizers estimated more than a million people took part in a peaceful march to oppose a bill that would have allowed Hong Kong to extradite suspected criminals to mainland China.
Recent protests have become less predictable and increasingly dangerous, fanning out around the city and springing up in places with little warning.
Police have used lethal force multiple times during recent clashes with protesters. In October, they discovered an uncovered an explosive device[1] they say was targeted at officers. November has seen even more acute violence[2]. In a single day, a man who confronted a group of pro-democracy protesters was doused in a flammable liquid and ...