Hong Kong’s businesses will likely foot the bill for vandalism inflicted over the past four months during the territory’s most violent protests in living memory as few of them bought insurance coverage for riot damage, industry insiders said.

A “dead” extradition bill, viewed as a symptom of the city’s erosion of rights, is haunting Hong Kong, as protesters continue to take to the street every week in the thousands, and teargas and riot police become the norm. But as the city grows accustomed to instability, businesses are growing increasingly nervous about what Hong Kong’s future may look like.

Tear gas, political tears and massive protest marches – Hong Kong saw it all after the city government tried to pass a controversial extradition law.