At a news briefing in Beijing, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying also decried attempts of the city's nongovernmental Civil Human Rights Front to suggest 61 foreign countries and regions issue travel alerts for Hong Kong.
Hua's statements came on the same day thousands of black-clad protesters occupied the arrival hall at Hong Kong International Airport, the world's eighth-busiest airport, to stage a massive sit-in protest against the now-suspended extradition amendment bill. Aside from chanting slogans attacking the SAR government, protesters also distributed flyers inside the airport.
Ireland had changed its travel status for Hong Kong to advise a"high degree of caution", while Singapore, Japan and South Korea called on its citizens to avoid areas where public gatherings are taking place and to follow local authorities' advice. Different sectors also appealed to the public, especially to young people, not to participate in any illegal assembly and never turn to violence.