Extradition Bill withdrawal may not stop protests
Millions of people have taken to Hong Kong's streets since June in the biggest challenge to China's rule of semi-autonomous Hong Kong since its handover from the British in 1997
The decision will mean that the Hong Kong government is finally acceding to one of the five demands of the protesters
Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that operates under a "one country, two systems" framework, which gives citizens rights unseen on the mainland
Flights had so far not been disrupted, and riot police were deployed inside the terminals.
Police dispersed crowds with water cannon as the night spiralled into a cat-and-mouse chase across the city, with police making numerous arrests
Protest organisers have urged the public to overwhelm road and rail links to the airport on Sunday and Monday, potentially disrupting flights
Police blocked plans for a mass show of force downtown to mark the fifth anniversary of a decision by China to curtail democratic reforms in the former British colony
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Many in the West have wondered why China hasn't taken firmer action to quell the protests
Employers early on supported their workers' desire to protest but have started to shift under pressure from Beijing
The protests, which started over a now-suspended extradition bill and have evolved into demands for greater democracy, have rocked Hong Kong for three months
It was the first use of tear gas in 10 days after a series of mostly peaceful demonstrations in the former British colony
The Airport Authority published a half-page notice in newspapers urging young people to 'love Hong Kong'
China's relentless campaign of vilification against Lai took a particularly nasty turn last week when his name was purged from genealogical records of his family across the border in southern China
The movement held a massive but peaceful rally on Sunday after earlier protests had been marked by violence
Hundreds of China-domiciled companies are listed in Hong Kong, including national leaders such as Tencent Holdings Ltd and CNOOC Ltd
The number of people moving to Taiwan from Hong Kong has risen rapidly -- up 28% over first seven months of 2019 compared to a year earlier
China's propaganda apparatus seized on the violence, with state media churning out a deluge of damning articles, pictures and videos
More than 10 weeks of confrontations between police and pro-democracy protesters have plunged Hong Kong into its worst crisis