Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
I could be wrong, but I don't think the Chinks will actually go full Tiananmen - they're a bit more publicity conscious than they used to be - also, HK is worth too much money to them to simply turn it into a slaughterhouse.

However, I think they want the protesters to think they will.
Definitely no Tiananmen for the reasons you say but the Chinese are, well, inscrutable so very hard to say what they will do. I can't imagine they'll allow the airport to be out of action for long