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August 5 Monday City-wide Strike
“Anyone who thought that the antigovernment demonstrations rocking Hong Kong this summer were just the doing of radicalized youngsters should think again. The first general strike in the city in about 50 years brought the territory to a near-halt. Hong Kong’s labor laws allow strikes only against one’s employer, not for general political causes. Yet the Confederation of Hong Kong Trade Unions announced that more than 350,000 people participated, calling in sick or taking the day off.”
Ilaria Maria Sala / The New York Times
“More than 2,300 aviation workers joined the strike, according to the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, leading to the cancellation of 224 flights to and from one of the world's busiest airports.”
Helen Regan / CNN