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"I would say that [protesters] are trying to tear down Hong Kong, to completely destroy the lives of more than seven million people," were the words of the head of the Hong Kong government, Carrie Lam, while calling a strike generated a real chaos that forced the suspension of more than 100 international flights .

Lam further raised the tone in the rhetorical escalation and assured the press that the uncompromising attitude of the "radicalized youth" was pushing Hong Kong, an important financial center, towards a "very dangerous" situation.

"So great actions on behalf of certain lawsuits ... have seriously undermined the law and order of Hong Kong , and are pushing our city, a city we all love, on the verge of a very dangerous situation," he said.

The historic strike, called from the Internet in Hong Kong by workers in about twenty sectors, has also left several subway lines without operation and caused delays and cancellations on flights from this financial center. One more twist in the political crisis of the city

Eight subway lines stopped working totally or partially on Monday morning, including the line that connects the megalopolis with the airport, where at 10.00 local time (04.00 GMT time), 230 had been canceled, according to the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post . Many others had long delays .

So, and with thousands of passengers on the platforms from early in the morning, the Department of Labor of the Hong Kong Government asked the companies to be comprehensive with their workers .

"For employees who cannot get to work on time due to traffic conditions and public transport services, employers should show the necessary understanding due to circumstances," said a spokesman for that department.

Thousands of people in about twenty sectors - including workers in the financial sector, the media or airline companies - joined the strike, while a government source confirmed that many employees had requested Monday as their own business day or They had reported sick leave.

Lam warned of the violence that "has been increasing", in addition to stating that "the protests have gone beyond the proposed extradition law" and that the magnitude of the demonstrations "has seriously undermined the rule of law in Hong Kong , taking the city to the limit . "

Likewise, the president reiterated her intention to remain in office and, in the face of criticism of police brutality, she asked for understanding of the "tremendous pressure" that the law enforcement forces have endured for nine weeks, when the protests began.

The objective of the strike, which covers the entire city, is to pressure the Government to respond to a series of demands that, originally, consisted only in the withdrawal of a controversial proposal for an extradition law that, according to lawyers and activists, would have Beijing allowed access to "fugitives" refugees in the city.

In the opinion of the pro-democratic groups in Hong Kong, it would be a way of gagging critics and dissidents of the Chinese communist regime .

Current demands include the complete withdrawal of the text , an in-depth investigation into police brutality when repressing protests and the implementation of universal suffrage.

The strike comes after an intense weekend of protests , the ninth in a row, which has left several dozen detainees and new clashes between the most violent sector of the protesters and the police, which included the use of tear gas by the Agents

The demonstrations began at the beginning of June in Hong Kong against the proposed extradition law but have led to broader demands on the democratic mechanisms of the city, whose sovereignty recovered China in 1997 with the commitment to maintain until 2047 the structures established by the British, unimaginable in mainland China.

Although the head of the Hong Kong Government considered the project "dead" in early July , protesters have not been satisfied and have continued to flood the streets of the city.

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