Izinkulungwane zababhikishi zahlangana i-Hong Kong isikhumulo sezindiza ngoLwesihlanu ngaphandle kokwazisa amaphoyisa kusenesikhathi, okufaka ingcindezi ezikhulwini nakubasebenzi besinye sezindiza ezimatasatasa emhlabeni, nokugqugquzela ukukhathazeka kwabagibeli bezindiza mayelana nokubambezeleka noma ukwesulwa kwezindiza zabo.
Ababhikishi abagqoke izingubo ezimnyama, abebegqoke imaski, baqale ukuhlala phansi ehholo lokufika. Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Hong Kong International (HKIA) emini, imemeza iziqubulo ezimelene nohulumeni.
Abafikayo basalelwe izindlela eziwumngcingo ezikleliswe ababhikishi, futhi kudingeke ukuthi bampintshe ezixukwini bephethe amapotimende nezikhwama zabo.
Lo mhlangano, okulindeleke ukuthi uthathe izinsuku ezintathu, awukabikwa emaphoyiseni ngokwemithetho yaseHong Kong mayelana nemibuthano yomphakathi.
Amaqembu amaningi ezisebenzi zezindiza ngoLwesihlanu akhiphe izitatimende zokuphikisa lo mbuthano, athi akukho emthethweni futhi uzolimaza isithunzi saseHong Kong nomnotho. Baphinde bacela izakhamizi zaseHong Kong ukuthi zingahlanganyeli kulo mhlangano.
Ukuze kubhekwane nababhikishi, iziphathimandla zesikhumulo sezindiza zathumela izisebenzi ukuze zigcine ukuhleleka futhi ziqinise abaphathi bokungena.
Abagibeli abasukayo kuphela abanamathikithi namaphasipoti asemthethweni kanye nabasebenzi basesikhumulweni sezindiza abazovunyelwa ukungena eziphasejini zokungena esikhumulweni sezindiza, ngokusho kwesitatimende sesikhumulo sezindiza.
I-HKIA, exhuma ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-220 emhlabeni jikelele, iphethe abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-74.7 nezindiza ezingu-427,700 ngonyaka odlule. Ikleliswe njengesikhumulo sezindiza esiphezulu kweziyishumi emhlabeni zokuthenga, izindawo zokungcebeleka, indawo yokudlela, ezokuthutha esikhumulweni sezindiza, amahhotela nokuphepha esikhumulweni sezindiza, inhlanzeko kanye nezinkonzo zabasebenzi emiklomelweni yaminyaka yonke yesikhumulo sezindiza i-Skytrax World Airport ka-10.
Ababhikishi abaningi baphakamise amafulegi ase-US nawaseBrithani.
Esinye isivakashi saseMalaysia sathi safunda ngezigameko zobudlova eHong Kong ngaphambi kokufika lapha nozakwabo kodwa akakwazanga ukushintsha isimiso njengoba amathikithi endiza ayebhukhwe kusenesikhathi.
“Sizozama ukugwema izixuku,” kusho yena.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Thousands of protesters converged upon Hong Kong airport on Friday without notifying the police in advance, putting pressure on the officials and the personnel of one of the world’s busiest airports, and stoking concerns of airline passengers about delay or cancellation of their flights.
- Abagibeli abasukayo kuphela abanamathikithi namaphasipoti asemthethweni kanye nabasebenzi basesikhumulweni sezindiza abazovunyelwa ukungena eziphasejini zokungena esikhumulweni sezindiza, ngokusho kwesitatimende sesikhumulo sezindiza.
- The black-clad demonstrators, who mostly wore masks, started to sit on the ground of the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) at noon, shouting out anti-government slogans.
