{"id":27315,"date":"2014-09-30T14:11:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T06:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=27315"},"modified":"2014-09-30T14:11:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T06:11:20","slug":"dfa-to-filipinos-in-hk-stay-away-from-protest-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/30\/dfa-to-filipinos-in-hk-stay-away-from-protest-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"DFA to Filipinos in HK: Stay away from protest sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Mong Kok protesters sitting down blocking Nathan Road, a hugely busy Kowloon thoroughfare. Quite a sight #HongKong” (Photo courtesy of Katy Lee on Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Filipinos are free to travel to Hong Kong amid ongoing demonstrations but are urged to stay away from areas of conflict, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Areas that should be avoided are Central, Admiralty, Tim Mei Avenue, Lung Wei Road, Causeway Bay, Mongkok, Wan Chai and the government headquarters in Tamar, DFA spokesman Charles Jose said.<\/p>\n

Filipinos were also discouraged to steer clear of these areas on October 1 and 2 as protests may escalate on these dates in commemoration of China\u2019s national day.<\/p>\n

Angry protesters launched a national civil disobedience campaign on September 28 to denounce China\u2019s decision to field Beijing-vetted candidates in the 2017 elections for Hong Kong Chief Executive.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of China after it was handed back to China by Britain in 1997 after a 157 years of colonial rule.<\/p>\n

As many protesters refused to back down and police were ordered to disperse them, the Philippine government called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope both sides will express views in a peaceful manner,\u201d Jose said as he urged Filipinos against joining the rallies.<\/p>\n

Those who will be caught joining in any civil disturbance activity in Hong Kong will be fined HK $ 5,000 and\/or imprisoned for 12 months, Jose said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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