Dear #ASA19. I appear on the schedule but I couldn’t make it this year due to #HongKongProtests, and couldn’t change it on paper on time. (Protests don’t lend to scheduling ahead of time
!) Also the subway here runs better in the middle of huge protests than the usual in NYC. 
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In an unprecedented move, the Hong Kong airport has been shut down to all flights as thousands protesting police actions yesterday have flocked to it. I saw a line of protesters walking back/waiting for buses about a mile deep. Thousands still here.
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Airport protesters are still greeting the last arrivals, chanting “stand with Hong Kong, fight for freedom.”
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Flight board shows cancellations and lots of protesters have left, but many still here.
#antiELAB Lots of people on their phones, trying to figure out next steps. (By the way, even with extra thousands, the WiFi here still works better than almost any US airport on a good day.)pic.twitter.com/FS3ozAp6Gl
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I know there are lots of rumors about the Hong Long airport but as of 6:55p—lights are on. WiFi is fine. No overt police. Protesters have left by the thousands but many remain. People still arriving. Here’s my contribution to the facial recognition algos.
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The heartbreaking case of the young medic who lost her eye yesterday is prominent and seems the biggest motivator of today’s otherwise spontaneous protest—airport protests were slated to end yesterday. So many have lost eyes—in Tahrir, in Gezi, now in Hong Kong.
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Almost 8p here at the Hong Kong airport and passengers are still arriving. While thousands of protesters have left, a sizable contingent is still here, still chanting.
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8:30p at Hong Kong airport. Lots of protesters still here. Lots of press. Passenger still trickling in. What is probably the last flight for the night has landed. Many protesters have left for downtown locations.
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Hong Kong in the middle of this huge protest functions better than United Airlines did on the way in. 
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