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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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.
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