US Issues Travel Advisory For Hong Kong

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2019-08-08 HKT 07:04

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  • The US said protests could take place with little or no notice and that they were likely to continue. Image: Shutterstock

    The US said protests could take place with little or no notice and that they were likely to continue. Image: Shutterstock

The US has issued a travel advisory for Hong Kong, warning its citizens to exercise increased caution here due to civil unrest.

It warned that protests had spilled over into different neighbourhoods and that - while most were peaceful - some had become confrontational.

It said protests could take place with little or no notice and that they were likely to continue.

Earlier this week, Australia also issued a travel advisory for Hong Kong, citing a risk of violent confrontation.

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