Illegal protests scatter across HK, disrupt traffic, daily life
In yet another new tactic, protesters targeted police officers with high-power laser pointers, which could temporarily cause blurred vision if look directly at the laser beam.
Also on Saturday, demonstrators occupied the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport in a three-day protest that began on Friday.
The waves of protests — began in June in opposed to the now-suspended extradition bill — are having an increasing impact on the city's economy and daily life of residents, with a plummeting number of inbound tourists and decreasing retail sales.
The city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on Friday that the government would introduce a package of stimulus measures to support employment and the city's suffering companies in her upcoming Policy Address in October.
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