Hong Kong’s French community gathered at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun on Saturday evening to show solidarity with Paris and mourn those who died in the coordinated terror attacks that rocked the capital.

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The Hong Kong government has since issued an amber travel warning, advising against nonessential travel to France.

Around 18,000 French citizens live in Hong Kong.

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