until the end.”

A police spokesman said no application for a protest at the airport had been received and urged any participants to remain peaceful.

Also Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong issued a formal protest over a reported meeting between U.S. consular officials in the city and opposition figures, including prominent activist Joshua Wong.

The statement demanded the U.S. explain the purpose of the meeting and “immediately cease interfering in Hong Kong affairs.”

Wong was released in June after serving a two-month sentence for contempt related to his involvement in 2014 protests advocating a more democratic electoral process known as the Umbrella Movement.

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Copyright © 2020 The Washington Times, LLC.NEW BRUNSWICK - A 25-year-old Edison man has pleaded guilty to theft of movable property for his participation in an international computer scam that bilked 83 senior citizens from several states out of $25,000 in cash.

Mohammed Alam pleaded guilty to the third-degree crime Monday following a plea agreement with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Russell Curley, according to a news release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.

Alam faces a sentence of probation and paying the full $25,000 in restitution to his victims when he is sentenced March 8 by Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Benjamin Bucca.

Alam conspired with parties from a call center in India that used his Edison-based company, Infusion Micro, LLC, to accept payments from the unsuspecting victims, according to the news release.

The scam was initially