More than 100 dock workers , including crane operators and stevedores , went on strike inside the Kwai Tsing Container terminal on March 28 , demanding a $ 1.60 per hour raise . Port workers in Hong Kong are striking for the seventh time , crippling port operations . About 500 workers outside the country 's third largest port are demanding a 20 % pay increase . Hong Kong International Airport is estimating berthing delays of up to 60 hours . Strikers attract groundswell of support from pro - democracy parties and students .
Port workers in Hong Kong are striking for the seventh time , crippling port operations . About 500 workers outside the country 's third largest port are demanding a 20 % pay increase . Hong Kong International Airport is estimating berthing delays of up to 60 hours . Strikers attract groundswell of support from pro - democracy parties and students .