Under the new rules, only passengers with departure tickets and airport staff will be allowed in the terminals.
“To maintain the smooth process of departure of passengers and the operation of the terminal, only passengers with departure tickets or boarding passes for the next 24 hours ... as well as airport employees with ID cards will be allowed in terminal 1 for registration,” the airport administration said in a statement, which leads Interfax.
Earlier in China, they announced the possible involvement of the US National Democracy Fund (NED) in the riots in Hong Kong.
In turn, the State Department called on US citizens to "exercise increased caution" when traveling to Hong Kong.