High-speed Rail Tickets Off Sale Ahead Of March

The MTR Corporation has suspended sales of tickets for high-speed trains to and from the West Kowloon terminus on Sunday afternoon, as anti-extradition campaigners prepare to march to the station.

The suspension will apply for trains operating from noon on Sunday for the rest of the day. The MTR Corporation says only people who hold valid tickets for travel will be able to enter the station, and only Entrance D of the station will be open.

The MTR Corporation said the suspension was needed to maintain the orderly operation of the station. It said people could use the slower East Rail line from Hung Hom to reach the mainland, and its staff would help those seeking to change their plans.

About 2,000 people are expected to attend a march on Sunday afternoon starting at Salisbury Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui and passing through an area popular with mainland tourists before ending at the West Kowloon station.

Protesters say they want to explain to visitors why they oppose the Hong Kong government's proposal to allow extradition to any jurisdiction, including the mainland.

The Tourism Association says tour groups will avoid the area. Police have issued a number of conditions for march organisers, including insisting marchers do not bring items that can be used as weapons and that they disburse on reaching the end point of the march rather than gathering around the station.