HK’s Lam warns of ‘ruin’ as protest snarls city, airport

Bloomberg

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned of a “very dangerous situation” as protesters moved to shut down the Asian financial hub with a general strike on Monday after a ninth straight weekend of unrest in opposition to China’s tightening grip.
Demonstrators hampered the financial hub’s busy morning commute with actions that left traffic snarled, subway lines inoperable and airport operations disrupted.
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it cancelled more than 140 flights coming to and from the city, while Hong Kong Airlines Ltd scrapped 30 flights.
“We have seen some behaviour from protesters that is challenging ‘one country, two systems’ and threatening national sovereignty,” Lam told reporters. “And I could even dare to say some are trying to ruin Hong Kong and completely destroy the livelihood of seven million citizens.”
Thousands of protesters began rallying in locations across the city. In the central business district, black-shirted people packed Admiralty metro station and Tamar Park, near Hong Kong’s legislative complex.
They chanted “strike!” and passed out bright yellow fliers that read: “No extraditions to China; strike work, strike school and strike market.”