Hong Kong Federation of Students leader Alex Chow (C), committee members Nathan Law (L) and Eason Chung react after being refused to board the plane at the Hong Kong International Airport November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing on Saturday to take their fight for greater democracy directly to the Chinese government after airline authorities said their travel permits were invalid.
The students, led by Hong Kong Federation of Students' leader Alex Chow, had planned to go to Beijing with the intention of meeting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as efforts to reach agreement with officials in Hong Kong had failed.
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