- Title: Some Hong Kong subway stations, shops closed after weekend of protests
- Date: 7th October 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 7, 2019) (REUTERS) WAN CHAI MTR STATION PLACARD READING (English): "NOT IN USE BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS DESTROYED" WITH SHUTTERED MTR STATION IN THE BACKGROUND NO ENTRY SIGN WAN CHAI MTR STATION VANDALISED MTR SIGN (SOUNDBITE) (English) STUDENT, JUSTIN MAN, SAYING: "I think MTR has been a big part of the city, it's the most important transportation in the city so I think it should be open." WAN CHAI MTR STATION SIGN / TORCHED MTR STATION GATE LOCK VANDALISED MTR SIGN PEDESTRIANS WALKING PAST TORCHED MTR STATION ENTRANCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHEF, TOYOU DEWAN, SAYING: "It's not bad because they're (the MTR) also being harmed (damaged). Every day, they vandalise everything so it's okay, it's good because people should know if there's no MTR, they're going to fetch more problems, so stop doing something stupid like this. That's it." PEDESTRIANS WALKING PAST SHUTTERED SHOPS SHUTTERED SHOP VARIOUS OF DEBRIS LEFT FROM PROTESTS DEBRIS WITH SHUTTERED SHOP IN THE BACKGROUND TRAMS MOVING PAST COMMUTERS AT TRAM STOP COMMUTERS WAITING
- Embargoed: 21st October 2019 05:36
- Keywords: Hong Kong protests MTR shops
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B03IWJR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hong Kong struggled to recover on Monday (October 7), with the metro only partially functioning and some shops still closed, after scores of protesters were arrested in violent clashes overnight that drew the first warning from the Chinese military.
Hong Kong's rail operator, MTR Corp, said on Monday that, due to "serious vandalism", most of the stations in the network are temporarily closed. That include typically busy stations such as Admiralty and Wan Chai, which are around the city's bar district.
MTR's announcement followed an unprecedented closure on Saturday (October 5) and minimal operations on Sunday (October 6), which paralysed much of the city.
Further protests are planned in different districts on Monday evening.
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