HONG Kong: Pupils in this territory made human chains at schools early Monday and protesters disrupted rush-hour trains and hospitals as the city’s pro-democracy protesters urged operators, doctors and nurses to join and stop performing their duties.

The global financial hub is in the grip of an unprecedented crisis as a largely leaderless movement has drawn millions on to the streets to protest against what they see as an erosion of freedoms and increasing interference in their affairs by Beijing.

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