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From traffic cones to woks, the ongoing protests in Hong Kong have resulted in some innovative use of everyday items by protesters looking to protect themselves from teargas, rubber bullets and from being surveilled by the police. Protests have been ongoing for weeks, as protesters demand that leader Carrie Lam step down for trying to push a Chinese-extradition bill through the legislature.
Beijing and the Chinese army have issued stern warnings about the unrest in Hong Kong, where campaigners are demonstrating for the ninth weekend in a row.
"A cyber war against Chinese artificial intelligence."
Weeks of demonstrations in opposition to an extradition bill has morphed into demands for the resignation of the city’s leader.
Flight attendants and airport staff have begun a planned 11-hour protest at Hong Kong international airport to call on the government to account for a violent attack on residents by suspected gang members last week. The aviation staff were joined by demonstrators dressed in black, who staged the sit-in changing “Free Hong Kong” as travellers continued to use the terminal.
Groups of suspected pro-China assailants dressed in white and armed with batons attacked anti-government protesters on Sunday night in Hong Kong. The gangs stormed Yuen Long station, attacking members of the media and anyone looking like a demonstrator. Commuters in the station accused the police of failing to intervene in the attacks, which left over 45 people injured. The police made no arrests.
Forty-five people were injured by men in white t-shirts armed with baseball bats at Yuen Long station, with one in critical condition.
Activists threw eggs at the China government HQ within the city, and spray-painted its surrounding surveillance cameras.
Organisers said 430,000 people participated in the march on Sunday.
Leader Carrie Lam has said the extradition bill is 'dead'.