The Hong Kong International Airport canceled all remaining flights for a second day on Tuesday. All check-ins were suspended starting 4:30 p.m. local time.
Protests at the airport turned violent on Tuesday night after radical protesters captured two men. Eyewitnesses said the men were beaten and tied up. One man was a traveler and the other was a reporter from the Chinese mainland.
The first violent incident occurred at around 19:00 local time as a large group of demonstrators surrounded a male passenger in the departure hall, suspecting him of being a police officer from the Chinese mainland, as they snatched his passport and searched for his name online.
Without confirming his identity and his reason for coming to Hong Kong, the protesters tied his hands, poured water on his head and kicked him, totally ignoring his explanation. He was eventually knocked out after hours of brutal attacks. Several protesters covered cameras with umbrellas to hide their actions.
According to Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao, the traveler had explained to the protesters that he was from Shenzhen and that he had come to the airport to see off his two friends who were flying to the United States.
After nearly four hours of torture, dozens of police officers arrived at the scene, escorting the men and emergency workers out, but the protesters blocked their way and prevented them from leaving.
Another violent incident, which has aroused widespread condemnation and outrage on social media, involved reporter Fu Guohao from the Chinese mainland media outlet Global Times, who was brutally assaulted and seriously injured by the protesters at the airport.
Eyewitnesses said that the man was wearing a yellow high visibility vest and that protesters were demanding to see his press ID. The rioters pinned him to the ground, seized his belongings and draped an "I love HK Police" T-shirt over him, as others tried to step in and stop the violence.
视频显示，付国豪被暴徒禁锢在行李车上，面对暴徒的拳头，他说，“我支持香港警察，你们可以打我了。”
Photo via Huanqiu.com 约北京时间14日凌晨0点20分许，香港警队将其救出。在被送出机场时，付国豪躺在担架上，头上流着很多血。
他说：“I love Hong Kong, 谢谢，thank you”。
无数人潸然泪下、一夜未眠。
他的名字随即冲上热搜，背后是14亿人坚定的声音：“我也支持香港警察！”
Photo via People's Daily
Faced by radical protesters' savage acts, Fu said, "I support Hong Kong police, you can beat me now."
The journalist was later rescued by Hong Kong police.
In both cases, paramedics had to struggle to extract the victims from the violent mob.
各路爱国爱港人士和媒体带来鲜花，对付国豪表示慰问和支持。在接受记者采访时，他表示，我依然热爱香港。 Fu was discharged from hospital on Wednesday at around 12:20 p.m. local time. "I still love Hong Kong," said Fu while speaking to reporters at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He said he is lucky to have not suffered fatal injuries.
当日香港机场示威活动的亲历者们
13日下午17时左右，机场的安检口已经全部关闭，随后香港国际机场广播称，取消当日所有离港航班。
Hong Kong's Airport Authority on Tuesday said operations at the airport have been seriously disrupted and that departing passengers are unable to reach immigration counters.
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government severely condemned the violent acts on Wednesday.
These acts are "outrageous and have overstepped the bottom line of a civilized society," and all parties are urging the police to "take relentless enforcement action to bring the persons involved to justice," a statement said.
According to Hong Kong Police, the police have arrested five people for offenses including unlawful assembly, possession of offensive weapons, assaulting police officers and breach of peace. Two police officers were also injured and sent to North Lantau Hospital.
香港机管局：已取得法庭临时禁制令 禁止干扰机场正常使用
Airport authority has obtained an interim injunction to restrain persons from unlawfully and willfully obstructing or interfering with the proper use of Hong Kong International Airport, said a statement released by Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday. "Persons are also restrained from attending or participating in any demonstration or protest or public order event at the airport other than in the area designated by the airport authority."