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Police charge on a street during a demonstration on Hungry Ghost Festival day in Sham Shui Po district in Hong Kong.Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

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Police fire tear gas at anti-extradition bill protesters during clashes in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong, China, August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas PeterTHOMAS PETER/Reuters

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A woman reacts as Police personnel fire tear-gas shells to disperse Pro-Democracy protestors in the Sham Shui Po Area of Hong Kong.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images

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A protester attempts to kick a tear gas canister during a demonstration on Hungry Ghost Festival day in Sham Shui Po district in Hong Kong.Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

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A protester is overcome by tear gas near the Shum Shui Po police station in Hong Kong.The Associated Press

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People watch from a bus as police faces anti-extradition bill protesters during clashes in the Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Police scuffle with pre-democracy protestors at Hong Kong's International Airport.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images

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Police clash with anti-government protesters at the airport.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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A tourist (C) gives her luggage to security guards on the second day of an airport disruption by pro-democracy protesters.PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images

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Stranded travellers react at the closed check-in counters.Kin Cheung/The Associated Press

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Police clash with anti-government protesters at the airport.THOMAS PETER/Reuters

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Travellers react as they manage to walk through the protesters to the departure gates.Vincent Thian/The Associated Press

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Protesters occupy the arrival hall at Hong Kong Airport August 12, 2019.Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

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Thousands of protesters fill the airport in a show of anger over the police response to protests the night before.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times

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Travellers make their way past protesters.LAM YIK FEI/The New York Times

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An anti-extradition bill protester covers her eye with a gauze after a woman was shot in the eye during a earlier protest.TYRONE SIU/Reuters

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A stranded passenger pushes her luggage among protesters walking near Hong Kong's airport.VIVEK PRAKASH/AFP/Getty Images

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The flight information board shows outbound flights are cancelled.Vincent Thian/The Associated Press

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