Hogan Lovells Helps Hong Kong's Airport Secure Injunction to Stop Protests
On Tuesday, thousands of anti-government protesters paralysed Hong Kong's airport, causing hundreds of flights to be canceled.
August 15, 2019 at 08:50 AM
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A passenger stands with his luggage as demonstrators gather and block departure gates at terminal 2 of the Hong Kong International Airport during a protest in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Hong Kong faced a fifth straight day of protests at its airport, as embattled local leader Carrie Lam warned that the city risked sliding into an "abyss." Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg
Hogan Lovells has helped Hong Kong's airport secure an interim injunction to stop protests that led to hundreds of flights being canceled over two days and a violent clash with the police.
The Airport Authority, a regular client of Hogan Lovells, obtained an injunction from the High Court on Wednesday that effectively prohibits protests in the Hong Kong International Airport, one of the world's busiest, and helps return it to normal operations.
Since Friday, anti-government protesters organised sit-ins in the airport. It was the latest escalation in an unprecedented series of protests that began in June as protesting against a now-suspended bill to allow extraditions to China, and has evolved to include calls for addressing the government and police's mishandling of the protests, such as excessive force used by the police.
The airport protest peaked on Tuesday, when thousands of protesters filled the airport, blocking travelers from boarding their planes, leading to check-in services being suspended and 421 flights—more than 30% of the airport's daily total—being canceled. Later that night, some protesters clashed violently with riot police. After the injunction, check-ins resumed and the airport returned to mostly normal operations.
The Hogan Lovells team was led by litigation partner Mark Lin, who in 2016 helped the Airport Authority secure an environmental permit for constructing a third runway—worth $18 billion—after defeating a judicial review application in which local residents challenged the approval of the new runway's environmental impact assessment report. Barristers Benjamin Yu, a senior counsel, and Jonathan Chang and Esther Mak, both from Temple Chambers, also represented the Airport Authority on the injunction.
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