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'Business as usual': Indonesians undisturbed by mass protests in Hong Kong
Indonesians – from tourists to migrant workers – remain cautious but insist they have not felt any major disruptions to their activities in Hong Kong, even after weeks of massive protests that have thrown the city into disarray.
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Plea against violence: Protesters hold signs in Hong Kong on Thursday following a day of violence amid protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu )
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ali-based dermatologist Embun Dini Hari, 35, was enjoying the urban landscape of Hong Kong alongside her white-clad children when a gaggle of local journalists approached her.
Much to her puzzlement, they began asking questions that cut across issues such as the political climate and even her children's choices of outfits that day.
“They asked me why the children were wearing white shirts,” Embun told The Jakarta Post on Sunday, just a week after scores of club-wielding men in white attacked homebound demonstrators at a train station in the district of Yuen Long.
Hong Kong has been tense since early June amid an ongoing political crisis as thousands of people had taken to the streets on numerous occasions to demand the withdrawal of a draft law that would have enabled extraditions to mainland China.
The situation escalated following last week’s incident, which targeted protesters who were mostly wearing black. Since then, the local administration has called on people to refrain from wearing white or black shirts.
“I was aware of the mass demonstrations even prior to my departure to Hong Kong, but I did not know about the issue with the white shirts before the media asked me,” Embun said.
She insisted there was rarely an occasion in which she or members of her family had experienced discomfort or a threat to personal safety throughout their stay in Hong Kong.
