The district’s key thoroughfares such as Hennessy Road were occupied by protesters calling on the Hong Kong government to meet the remaining demands of the movement sparked by the now-withdrawn extradition bill, which include setting up an independent inquiry into police conduct.
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Hong Kong Protests Turn City Into ‘Ghost Town’ With Shopping Centres, Restaurants Shut, As MTR Network Crippled Amid Major National Day Unrest
Retail stores and restaurants closed in anticipation of a citywide anti-government protests on National Day in Hong Kong. Major thoroughfares in shopping, residential, and tourist sections of Hong Kong have been affected to the point the city looked like a ghost town.
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Speaking shortly before Causeway Bay MTR closed at 11am, one passenger said: “It’s like a ghost town.”
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