Hong Kong train services return to normal as anti-government protesters end blockades at MTR stations
- Operations were earlier interrupted at several stations, leading to delays and confrontations
- MTR officials plead with protesters not to inconvenience passengers, expressing regret for disruption
Train services in Hong Kong have returned to normal after protesters ended a blockade of MTR operations and did not follow up on threats to disrupt other parts of the transport network.
Some services were also suspended at Causeway Bay, the city’s shopping heartland.
Appealing to protesters, Alan Cheng Kwan-hing, MTR’s general manager for special duties, said: “We understand some people want to express their views but we regret that they did so by disrupting the train service.
“We ask them not to obstruct train services and affect other passengers using the MTR.”
Cheng said there were 123 incidents of passengers pressing emergency buttons on platforms and in carriages on the Kwun Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Island and Tsuen Wan lines, to obstruct trains.
