www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Latest

HK protest effects inescapable

China Daily Global | Updated: 2019-10-30 07:00
Share
Share - WeChat
Backers of the Defend Hong Kong Campaign demonstrate against higher education institutions' support for student protesters on Tuesday outside the Hong Kong government's headquarters. [Photo/China Daily]

It's impossible for people in Hong Kong to escape the effects on daily life of the city's ongoing protests. Even those who stay far away from public demonstrations must deal with changes that may affect their livelihood or quality of life.

There's Chan, in his 60s, who regrets having to suspend a tradition his family has enjoyed for decades of gathering for dinner every weekend. Family elders are unable to see their grandchildren.

Chan lives on the southern Hong Kong Island with his wife, daughter and parents. His nephews live in Kowloon. Before the violence started, they'd get together every weekend for a pleasant supper in popular areas like Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay.

They were caught up in a protest on Hong Kong Island in September. Leaving the restaurant, they found all public transportation blocked-subway trains were out of service, buses were rerouted and taxis avoided the area. It took an hour to hire an Uber taxi to drive them home.

These disruptions became increasingly common. Family members arrived late because protesters blocked traffic. They'd have to eat in a hurry for fear of demonstrations breaking out nearby.

A handful of tourists pose for a photo at a once-popular area in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Oct 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

On one occasion, they learned a protest was planned in Causeway Bay, so they booked a restaurant in Central, three stops away. However, the protesters deviated from their planned route and turned the streets of Central into chaos.

A 28-year-old clerk named Li had to work from home through much of October, or face being stranded in the city overnight. She lives in Shenzhen and works on Hong Kong Island. She couldn't make it home after work at night. Widespread damage to Hong Kong's subway system necessitated early closure of the lines every night while workers carried out repair work.

Li was forced to communicate with her supervisors and colleagues by telephone. It wasn't an efficient way to work. When she finally was able to get back to the office, she spent her first four hours filling out all the paperwork and forms she missed during her absence.

A young chef, who works in Mong Kok, Kowloon, said even those who try to remain neutral can be caught up in the violence on the streets. He recalled that one Sunday when pitched battles were escalating, the owners of the restaurant decided to close early, and the chef found himself walking the streets to make his way home.

"It was like treading on thin ice when I had to walk in the middle of the road amid a standoff between the police and black-clad protesters," he said.

"I didn't even know which way to walk to the subway station, since I couldn't walk through the police side, because I was afraid I would be mistaken for a plainclothes officer, but I couldn't walk through the line of protesters either," he added.

People are forced to make adjustments, said Mike Rowse, a former HKSAR government official who has lived in Hong Kong for over 40 years.

One of his friends who practices yoga had to find a different center, where the service and equipment are poor. Traffic near her regular yoga studio is frequently blocked.

"And you might think that's not a very important problem, when one person can't do their yoga class. But it is affecting people's lives," said Rowse.

Mark Pinkstone, a current affairs commentator and former government chief information officer before 1997, said he was unable to withdraw cash one day because the bank branches and ATMs in his neighborhood were smashed.

He also said he has deleted many Facebook friends. Otherwise, he'd be drawn into arguments about the situation and he wants none of it, he said, adding that when it's all over, he will "re-friend" them.

The protracted demonstrations affect people in many ways, and rioters are destroying the city and killing the lifeblood of Hong Kong and need to be stopped, Pinkstone said.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 王朝影院一区二区三区入口 | 久草最新视频 | 天天干夜夜玩 | 欧美高清一区二区三 | 99视频精品在线 | 三级理论手机在线观看视频 | 国产精品成人观看视频网站 | 欧美精品videos | 久草热久| 中文字幕人成乱码在线观看 | 日产国产精品亚洲系列 | 欧美视频在线一区 | 亚洲视频在线看 | 久久精品一区二区三区四区 | 久久99精品久久久久久久不卡 | 国产日本一区二区三区 | 欧美亚洲黄色 | 国内精品小视频 | 全部精品孕妇色视频在线 | 亚洲无吗视频 | 久草在线视频免费看 | 免费真实播放国产乱子伦 | 毛片免费观看的视频 | 欧美一级艳片视频免费观看 | 久久精品三级视频 | 成人一级视频 | 欧美精品网站 | 高清国产美女一级a毛片 | 九九精品视频在线观看 | 全部免费毛片免费播放 | 国产成人毛片 | 亚洲视频综合网 | 国产精品一区在线免费观看 | 香蕉福利久久福利久久香蕉 | 91av久久| 久久久精品成人免费看 | 精品国产免费一区二区三区 | 欧美aaa| 国产高清亚洲精品26u | 精品在线观看免费 | 国产九九免费视频网站 |