国内英语资讯:Feature: Intl travelers welcome restored order at Hong Kong airport
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="fences">fences</span> <span word="erected">erected</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="booking">booking</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ID">ID</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Fairhead">Fairhead</span>, 66, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Lisa">Lisa</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="rallies">rallies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="sipped">sipped</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="outbound">outbound</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="Meters">Meters</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uniformed">uniformed</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="express">express</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>," <span word="Fairhead">Fairhead</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 92-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>, <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>," <span word="Fairhead">Fairhead</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span>." <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> 10,000 <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (<span word="around">around</span> 1,275 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span>.</p>
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