カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Joshua Wong, Andy Chan and Agnes Chow arrested, ahead of a weekend of anti-China protestsFull story: Joshua Wong and other pro-democracy figures arrested 6.35am BST We’re going to wrap up the live blog. Our reporter Erin Hale and Beijing bureau chief L…
Activist Agnes Chow and Andy Chan, head of banned pro-independence party, also heldSeveral prominent pro-democracy figures have been arrested in Hong Kong in an apparent crackdown on protests that have plunged the city into its worst political crisis i…
‘Changsha Three’ formally arrested on suspicion of state subversion amid crackdown on protestsStaff at a small NGO in southern China with links to Hong Kong have been arrested on suspicion of state subversion, as authorities crack down on mainland acti…
Movements, which have been portrayed as a scheduled troop rotation, come days ahead of anti-government protests Chinese military vehicles have been seen moving across the border into Hong Kong, in what the military said were regular troop movements, as…
City also sees separate rally against alleged sexual violence by police against participants in protest movement Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday to denounce Cathay Pacific for firing staff after it came under pressure from …
Analysts say use of draconian law that would allow censorship, arrest and deportation could push city into bigger crisisThe Hong Kong government’s hint that it may use a draconian law to quell its biggest crisis in decades has sparked widespread concer…
Canberra must tread cautiously amid the political instability, the peak union body tells a parliamentary committeeThe peak union body has urged the Morrison government to delay ratifying a free trade deal with Hong Kong amid human rights abuses and a v…
Singer Denise Ho and cartoonist Badiucao question National Gallery of Victoria’s decision to decline panel while hosting flagship China exhibitionThe National Gallery of Victoria has been accused by high profile activist Denise Ho and Chinese-Australia…
Territory’s leader condemns violence, rejects protesters’ demands and vows to ‘restore law and order’Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, has condemned renewed violent protests that erupted over the weekend but insisted that she would not give in …
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Activists targeted several ‘smart’ lamp-posts equipped with sensors, cameras and data networks in anti-surveillance protests over the weekend. Protesters, many of whom disguised their identities with masks and umbrellas, fear the devices can be used by…
Twelve-year-old among those detained after violent clashes with demonstratorsHong Kong police say they arrested dozens of people, including a 12-year-old child, over the weekend, as they defended firing a live round for the first time since pro-democra…
Hong Kong riot police fire warning shots and use water cannon for the first time since protests began in June to break through barricades and disperse crowds. The escalation in tensions came on the second consecutive day of violence, after clashes the …
Migration agent says housing and other economic factors are also driving residents to consider movingHong Kong’s continuing political unrest has led to a surge in applications from residents seeking to emigrate, including to Australia, and some migrati…
Hundreds of thousands had braved rain to stage peaceful march in triad-linked districtHong Kong police have fired teargas and for the first time used a water cannon to disperse protesters as a weekend of violent clashes dashed hopes of a return to peac…