The construction of the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou (XRL) escalated to a series of massive protests
2009 Hong Kong, China
In 2009 and 2010, the construction of the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou (XRL) escalated to a series of massive protests. Many protesters accused of the Hong Kong government spending HK$69.9 billion (US$9 billion) for an unnecessary railway just to please Beijing.
