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Hong Kong protests 'extremely dangerous,' says leader

Hong Kong Protests - Level 4

Hong Kong's leader is worried about the protests taking place in the city. She said they are affecting daily life. She said the city is on "the verge of an extremely dangerous situation". Hong Kong had protests for the ninth weekend in a row. Protestors fought with police. A citywide strike disrupted transport. Traffic was brought to a standstill as streets were blocked. Protestors made sure trains could not move by keeping their doors open, angering passengers.

A proposed bill to extradite people to stand trial in mainland China started the protests. In July, protesters broke into the legislature building. They broke glass walls, metal doors and damaged flags and paintings with spray cans. A government spokesperson said the conduct of the protestors, "has blatantly offended the...national dignity [and] trampled on the...'one country, two systems' principle, and greatly hurt the feelings of the entire Chinese people."

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Hong Kong Protests - Level 5

Hong Kong's leader has voiced concerns about the ongoing protests taking place in the city. She said the public disorder is disrupting life and is pushing the city to "the verge of an extremely dangerous situation". Hong Kong was hit with more street demonstrations for the ninth weekend in a row. Protestors fought with police and there was a citywide strike. This caused a lot of disruption to roads and transport. Traffic was brought to a standstill on Monday as streets were blocked. Demonstrators made sure trains could not move by keeping their doors open. This angered many passengers.

The protests began in March against a proposed bill to allow the extradition of people to stand trial in mainland China. In July, protesters stormed the Hong Kong legislature building. They broke glass walls, metal doors and caused damage by spray-painting slogans and defacing flags and paintings. A government spokesperson condemned the latest demonstrators. He said: "Their conduct has blatantly offended the...national dignity, wantonly trampled on the...'one country, two systems' principle, and greatly hurt the feelings of the entire Chinese people."

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Hong Kong Protests - Level 6

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has voiced her concerns about the ongoing protests taking place in Hong Kong. She said the public disorder is disrupting life in the city and is pushing it to "the verge of an extremely dangerous situation". Her comments came after the city was hit with more street demonstrations in which protestors fought with police for the ninth weekend in a row. The current protests also saw a citywide strike and considerable disruption to roads and transport systems. Hong Kong was brought to a standstill on Monday morning as streets were blocked and 200 flights were cancelled. Demonstrators ensured trains could not move by keeping their doors open, angering many passengers.

The protests began in March against a proposed bill to allow people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China. They have since developed into calls for greater democracy. On July 1st, hundreds of protesters stormed the Hong Kong legislature building after breaking through glass walls and metal doors. They caused damage inside by spray-painting slogans and defacing flags and paintings. A central government spokesperson strongly condemned the latest demonstrators. He said: "Their conduct has blatantly offended the state and national dignity, wantonly trampled on the bottom line of the 'one country, two systems' principle, and greatly hurt the feelings of the entire Chinese people."

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