A Group of Parents and Elderly Protect Hong Kong Protesters During Police Clashes

"Grandpa Wong" (C), 85, shielding protesters from the police by holding his walking stick up, along with other "Protect Our Kids" volunteers in the Tung Chung district in Hong Kong, on September 7, 2019. VIVEK PRAKASH/AFP/Getty Images

HONG KONG—A planned protest at Hong Kong’s airport was deterred on Sept. 7 due to a heavy police presence and trains and buses in the area being shut down.

As the day worn on, police began to withdraw from the area of Tung Chung. A crowd started to gather, applauding their retreat and chanting slogans.