Hong Kong anti-government
protesters marched in a gritty industrial district of the Chinese-ruled city on Saturday, with some
police wearing new black masks looking on, as
China freed a
British consulate worker whose detention helped fuel tension.
The offshore airport and the roads and railways leading to it were operating normally despite plans by protesters to implement a "stress test" of transport links and disrupt traffic after weeks of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city.
Authorities had taken out a court order to prevent demonstrations at the airport, which was forced to close for part of last week after protesters thronged the main terminal for several days, grounding around 1,000 flights and occasionally clashing with police.