HK metro reopens partially as city struggles

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 38 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is struggling to recover since the weekend with the metro only partially functioning and infrastructure extensively damaged, after scores of protesters were arrested in violent clashes overnight.

However, the rallies deteriorated into running clashes as night fell.

Police fired tear gas and used baton charges in an attempt to disperse petrol bomb-throwing protesters in several locations. Hong Kong’s rail operator, MTR Corp, said yesterday that, due to “serious vandalism”, most of the stations in the network were temporarily closed. MTR’s announcement followed an unprecedented closure on Saturday and minimal operations on Sunday, which largely paralysed much of the city.

The entire network, which carries around five million passengers a day, would shut at 6pm, more than four hours earlier than normal, to allow for repairs, it said.Many businesses and stores have had to close repeatedly during the four months of protests and Hong Kong now faces its first recession in a decade. — Reuters

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Hong Kong metro partially reopens, city struggles after violent weekend | Malay MailHONG KONG, Oct 7 — Hong Kong struggled to recover today, with the metro only partially functioning and infrastructure extensively damaged, after scores of protesters were arrested in violent clashes overnight that drew the first warning from the Chinese military. Tens of thousands of protesters...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Hong Kong faces more protests after night of violenceHONG KONG: Protest-scarred Hong Kong struggled to recover on Monday after scores of people were arrested in violent clashes overnight and as the last British governor of the Chinese-ruled city warned that people could be killed.
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »

Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong warn protesters as emergency rules fail to quell unrest | Malay MailHONG KONG, Oct 6 — Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters today who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces in four months of anti-government demonstrations. The stand-off with the People’s Liberation Army...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Houston Rockets general manager apologises for Hong Kong protest tweet
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »

Video of mainlander assaulted in Hong Kong sparks outrage in ChinaThe clip has gone viral in mainland China, where news about Hong Kong is strictly censored. FMTNews Hong Kongers are fighting lost battle. Painting selves into corner is stupid. Demand 6: Independence from China. In God we trust; in Communism we don't and we won't. Better dead than Red.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break outHONG KONG: A Hong Kong court rejected on Sunday a challenge to an emergency law criminalising protesters wearing face masks as democracy activists hit the streets again in defiance of the ban despite half the city’s subway stations remaining closed.
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »