SINGAPORE, 22 July 2019: Travel advisories are warning traveller to continue to be vigilant and stay clear of protests in Hong Kong.
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised to travellers “stay away from large crowds” ahead of another protest on Sunday.
Protests at the weekend turned violent and government travel alerts, worldwide, have been raised a notch on the warning scale.
At the weekend, protests focused on Causeway Bay to Central, through Wanchai and Admiralty.
Travellers are told to monitor local news and Hong Kong’s transport department’s special traffic news page for updates.
Police in Hong Kong called for calm ahead of Sunday’s protest, where security was expected to be tight.
Authorities removed metal barriers around the Sunday march route, which activists had used to block roads during previous demonstrations from areas around the march route. Last week, protests degenerated into running battles between baton-wielding riot police and activists, resulting in scores of injuries and more than 40 arrests.
