Financial markets function normally as institutions ready contingencies

The daily lives of many people in Hong Kong have been disrupted by the blockades staged by protestors in various districts - with more than 42 bus routes and some tram services suspended - as thousands of activists continue to occupy major roads in the central business area of the city.

Many banks have suspended operations in key areas of the event, including business zones of Mong Kok, Admiralty and Causeway Bay.