There has been fresh disruption at Hong Kong Airport today as protesters moved to disrupt transport links to the airport.
This weekend marks the 13th weekend in a row of major pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Activists have been focusing on the airport again today, after authorities last month opted to suspend flight operations during protests at the terminals.
Pro-democracy protestors gather outside the airport in, Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept.1, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Airport Express train services to the airport have been suspended amid efforts to block traffic from accessing the site, with reports of some protesters throwing objects on the track.
Local media reported travellers, airline crew and protesters were making their way to the airport on foot due to gridlock on access roads.
Responding to the disruption, Hong Kong Police Force warned they were planning to conduct a "dispersal operation":
The Police will soon conduct a dispersal operation and warn the protestors to stop their illegal acts and leave immediately.
— Hong Kong Police Force (@hkpoliceforce) September 1, 2019
The South China Morning Post reports riot police were travelling to the nearby Tung Chung metro station, after reports of vandalism at the site.
Clashes
Today's demonstrations come a day after protesters and police clashed in some of the most chaotic scenes yet seen in the territory.
Thousands of people again took to the streets in a number of areas yesterday.
Police used tear gas and water cannon against some demonstrators who defied a ban on a mass protest.
Videos and images shared on social media showed police targeting people with pepper spray and batons at one metro station.
Authorities claimed officers were responding to the actions of "radical protesters".
Protesters had earlier lit fires and thrown petrol bombs at barriers around the region's parliament building.
The ongoing protests initially began over a controversial extradition bill, which would have allowed suspects to be sent to mainland China.
While the bill has been suspended, hundreds of thousands of people have continued to take to the streets - with their five demands including the bill's complete withdrawal and for an investigation into the police handling of the demonstrations.
They're also calling for free and fair elections - with prominent activist Joshua Wong suggesting in an Economist article that such elections are "the only way for stability to return".
