More Hong Kong Protests Planned as US Raises Travel Warning

More Hong Kong Protests Planned as US Raises Travel Warning
People watch the dots of laser pointers move across the facade of the Hong Kong Space Museum during a flashmob staged to denounce the authorities' claim that laser pointers were offensive weapons in Hong Kong, China on Aug. 7, 2019. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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HONG KONG—The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging increased caution by visitors to the Chinese territory in the face of what it described as civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests.

The protests in the Asian financial hub began with opposition to a now-suspended extradition law and have evolved into a direct challenge to the city’s government and calls for full democracy.