[Hong Kong 7th Reuters]-Some of the subway services run on the 7th in Hong Kong, where one day after a demonstration where tens of thousands of citizens participated in masked opposition to the “mask masking law” prohibiting demonstrators from wearing masks The damage to the infrastructure continues.
The demonstration on the 6th was generally peaceful at first, but the police decided to forcibly eliminate it as an illegal gathering, and it developed into a collision. The protesters threw bricks and flame bottles, while police used tear gas. A number of demonstrators were detained in this collision.
The Hong Kong government issued a statement on the 7th, a public holiday, stating that “public safety has been threatened and the public order of Hong Kong as a whole is being pushed into a very dangerous situation.”
Further protests are scheduled in the same afternoon in several districts.
Subway-operated Hong Kong Railway (MTR) announced on the same day that most stations were temporarily closed due to "serious destruction". Major stations such as Admiralty and Wan Chai are also included.
In addition to being suspended on the entire line on the 5th, some services were also closed on the 6th.
According to the MTR, the entire line will cease operation at 6:00 pm (7 pm Japan time) for restoration. This is 4 hours faster than usual. The total number of passengers per day is about 5 million.
Most of the grocery stores that were closed early on the 6th opened by the morning of the 7th. Many companies and stores have been closed many times during the last four months of demonstration activities.
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