Hong Kong's international airport — one of the busiest in Asia — had emerged as a key protest target before today's mass gathering, as anti-government demonstrators looked to take their message directly to the international community
Hong Kong Hong Kong's international airport -- one of the busiest in Asia -- had emerged as a key protest target before today's mass gathering, as anti-government demonstrators looked to take their message directly to the international community.
At the airport over the weekend, leaflets in Chinese, English, French, Korean, Japanese and other languages were handed out to arriving international visitors, explaining the causes of the unrest -- as protesters see it -- and the demands of the opposition movement.
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