Hong Kong
Independence on the agenda as young activists stand in Hong Kong election
Young Hong Kong independence activists calling for a complete break from China stood in major elections for the first time Sunday, the biggest vote since...
Hong Kong bookseller denies he was kidnapped by China
A Hong Kong bookseller and British passport holder who disappeared last year said he had not been kidnapped by Chinese authorities, as many suspect, but...
Hong Kong activists clash with police over holiday food stalls
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year celebration descended into chaotic scenes as protesters and police, who fired warning shots into the air, clashed over...
China faces fresh outrage as it confirms it is holding missing booksellers
Three Hong Kong booksellers who went missing last year are being held in China, police have confirmed for the first time. Lui Por, Cheung Chi-ping...
Hong Kong bra protest after woman jailed for ‘breast assault’
Dozens of activists including men wearing bras staged a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday after a woman was sentenced to three-and-a-half months’ jail...
Turnout slim as thousands in Hong Kong rally for democracy
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets Wednesday to renew their call for full democracy but the turnout was noticeably lower than in recent...
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy street camps come to a quiet end
Hong Kong authorities began clearing away the last pro-democracy encampments near government headquarters on Wednesday, watched by a handful of demonstrators...
Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing-backed political reform package
Hong Kong lawmakers have rejected a Beijing-backed political reform package that has sparked mass protests.
Fears of fresh protests as Hong Kong ‘fake democracy’ vote looms
Nine months after the “Umbrella Movement” swept Hong Kong, the city’s politicians are going to vote on the electoral reform proposals...
Hong Kong starts debate on contentious electoral reform plan
Hong Kong legislators began a debate on a Beijing-backed electoral reform proposal on Wednesday, as hundreds of people gathered outside government buildings...
Passions run high ahead of Hong Kong debate on China-vetted democracy blueprint
Thousands of police and protesters are expected to converge on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday when lawmakers debate a Beijing-backed...
Boar draw: Ham-fisted hog falls through ceiling and gets trapped in shop
A wild boar caused a commotion in a children’s clothing store when it crashed through a false ceiling and became trapped. The 25kg beast paraded...
Hong Kong police pepper-spray protesters in anti-mainland march
Hong Kong police arrested 33 people and fired pepper spray during clashes with demonstrators that disrupted traffic Sunday, as a protest at the rising...
Pro-democracy protesters return to Hong Kong streets
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters will rally on Hong Kong’s streets Sunday for the first time since mass demonstrations shut down parts of the...
Hong Kong govt cements support for China’s pre-screening of poll candidates
The Hong Kong government on Wednesday cemented its support for China’s plan to pre-screen candidates for the city’s 2017 leadership election,...
Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found
Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7 bird flu strain...
Umbrellas banned as China’s Xi visits Macau on 15th anniversary
President Xi Jinping visited a drizzly Macau on Friday and Saturday for the 15th anniversary of the gambling hub’s return to Chinese rule, with onlookers...
Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest site in retail hub
Hong Kong authorities started to clear the last of three pro-democracy protest sites on Monday, marking the end of demonstration camps in the city that...
Hong Kong left deeply polarised by protests: Analysts
A pro-democracy occupation that paralysed Hong Kong for two months has left the city deeply divided both politically and socially, analysts said.
Hong Kong police to clear last Occupy protest site Monday
Hong Kong police said Saturday they will clear out the last pro-democracy protest site next week, days after the main camp was dismantled with over 200...
HK protest founders prepare to ‘surrender’ amid student leaders’ hunger strike
The original founders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Occupy movement prepared to surrender to police Wednesday in a move they said was to show their...
Hong Kong protest leaders to surrender to police as they urge student retreat
Professors Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Chan Kin-man and Pastor Chu Yiu-ming plan to surrender to police on Wednesday to take responsibility for protests that...
Hong Kong cops make 80 arrests as pro-democracy barricades are removed
Hong Kong authorities Tuesday tore down barricades at a protest site in Mongkok, the scene of some of the more violent clashes to take place during nearly...
British banker deemed fit from psych tests to stand trial in Hong Kong murders
A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women whose mutilated bodies were found in his Hong Kong apartment was on Monday ruled fit to stand...
Clashes as Hong Kong protesters attempt parliament break-in
Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday after a small group attempted to break into the city’s legislature, with tensions...
Authorities clear part of Hong Kong protest site as students watch
Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday started to clear part of a protest camp in the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators...
Landmark Hong Kong-Shanghai stock link officially opens
A landmark trading link between Hong Kong and Shanghai’s stock exchanges officially launched on Monday.
Hong Kong protest leaders barred from flying to Beijing
Three Hong Kong students who have led protests for greater democracy in the former British colony were stopped at the airport on Saturday while attempting...
Hong Kong protesters plan to occupy British consulate on Nov. 21
Hong Kong students plan to occupy roads surrounding the city’s British consulate in anger at a lack of support from London for their pro-democracy...
3 arrested after Hong Kong democracy protesters clash with police
For the first time in more than two weeks, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters clashed with police in the densely populated district of Mong Kok early Thursday.
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