Hong Kong (CNN)Hundreds of pro-democracy activists began on Friday what is intended to be a three-day occupation of Hong Kong’s international airport, part of a series of demonstrations marking the 10th straight weekend of protests across the Asian financial hub.
Chanting “Hong Kong people, add oil,” and carrying signs such as “all you can eat tear gas available in 13 districts,” protesters gathered from midday Friday in the arrivals hall of the airport’s main terminal.
The move is the latest challenge to the government’s apparent strategy of waiting out the ongoing political crisis and comes just days after a citywide strike shut down flights and trains causing travel chaos. The crowd at the airport, which appeared to number in the high hundreds, included many older Hong Kongers, in contrast to the young people who have been at the forefront of recent street battles with police.
