カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Some accuse government of stoking unrest as pretext for delaying electionsA burst of violence in Hong Kong has pushed the city, gripped by more than five months of political unrest, even further away from the possibility of peaceful resolution.After th…
For many protesters in Hong Kong, identity is entwined with surveillance and their masks shield them from the dangers of government identification. Curious about the young demonstrators behind these masks, Associated Press photographer Felipe Dana set …
Campuses become latest battleground after months of protests that have brought the city to a standstillHong Kong was paralysed on Wednesday, with riot police making arrests in a busy business district, much of the city’s public transport suspended and …
Riot police fire teargas and demonstrators throw petrol bombs as city is paralysed for second dayPolice in Hong Kong have accused protesters of bringing the city to the “brink of total collapse” and urged residents not to support them as demonstrations…
A student was shot by Hong Kong police on Monday, the third time a demonstrator has been hit with live ammunition. Police used teargas, pepper spray and firearms at multiple locations as demonstrators blocked roads, lit fires and hurled missiles. …
Police fire at unarmed student and middle-aged man set on fire in day of violent clashesTwo people are in a critical condition in Hong Kong after another day of protests and violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police that left more t…
Chow Tsz-lok, 22, becomes first fatality from injuries sustained during protests that have rocked the city A Hong Kong student who fell from a building during clashes between police and protesters earlier this week has died, marking the first death fro…
Junius Ho hospitalised after attack that comes amid protests The pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho has been attacked in an apparent stabbing in Hong Kong.Ho, who is running in the upcoming district council election, was out campaigning in his constituency…
Beijing issues strongly-worded warning it will not tolerate ‘any actions that split the country’China has issued unusually tough warnings for Hong Kong, signalling a desire to bring the semi-autonomous city under tighter control, and “perfect” its gove…
Creator claims cake was victim of political censorship after attendees at Cake International show threatened to damage itA Hong Kong protest-themed cake has become the latest cause célèbre of the city’s five-month political crisis after it was disquali…
China Daily newspaper accuses protesters of being at mercy of hormones, and venting anger ‘at grievances real and imagined’Chinese state media on Monday urged authorities to take a “tougher line” against protesters in Hong Kong who vandalised the offic…
Pro-democracy councillor among five wounded by alleged attacker shouting pro-Beijing slogansA man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong leaving at least five people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping …
Protesters plan more action after violent night that saw attack on state-owned Xinhua agencyChina’s state-owned news agency, Xinhua, has denounced the attack on its Hong Kong office by pro-democracy protesters as “barbaric”.In a brief statement late on…
Local media show broken windows, graffiti and lobby fire at official Xinhau agencyProtesters have vandalised the Hong Kong office of China’s official Xinhua news agency for the first time in months of anti-government demonstrations, smashing windows an…
3.2% quarterly fall rivals the worst three-month slide during the 2008 financial crisis Hong Kong has plunged into deep recession after its economy was hit by a double whammy of violent street protests and the US-China trade war.Activity contracted by …