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Beijing re-emphasises its rule in response to defeat for pro-government candidatesChina’s government has responded to a stunning landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates in the Hong Kong elections by emphasising that the city will always be ruled…
Read MoreCarrie Lam says she will ‘listen humbly’ after almost 90% of district council seats go to pro-democracy candidatesHong Kong’s voters have delivered an unprecedented landslide for pro-democracy candidates in local elections, in a powerful show of solida…
Read MoreDistrict council elections are usually a quiet affair. But young candidates sense changeClarisse Yeung believes the road to full democracy in Hong Kong will pass through a dog park. Specifically a dog park that she has promised to build if her coalitio…
Read MoreMedics warn of humanitarian crisis as protesters trapped inside campus for sixth dayHong Kong’s university siege stretched into a sixth day on Friday, as medics warned of a humanitarian crisis and the city prepared for weekend elections that will be a …
Read MoreThis weekend the government and protest movement claims of public support will be put to the test at the polling boothThis Sunday Hong Kong holds district council elections. Normally a sleepy affair with low turnout, this year they have become a focus …
Read MoreMan and woman, arrested on Sunday, appeared in court after arrest for illegally covering their facesCrowds clashed with police across Hong Kong in the fourth day of protests against an anti-mask law that the government claimed was needed to stop violen…
Read MoreCarrie Lam’s ban on face masks provokes fury ahead of march on Sunday, although parts of the subway system were reopenedHong Kong’s metro system was suspended and many of its banks and shopping malls closed after a government decision to invoke sweepin…
Read MoreCarrie Lam refuses to rule out curfew or delaying elections after banning protesters’ face masksHong Kong’s leader has hinted that colonial-era powers she deployed to ban face masks at protests could be used for even harsher measures, amid calls from p…
Read MoreThousands hit the streets, crowds set fire to stations and police fire live ammunitionThousands of people swept into the streets of Hong Kong for a night of violent protests after the government activated sweeping colonial-era powers for the first time…
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