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Carrie Lam interrupted twice by angry pro-democracy politicians, who shouted her down during addressLawmakers shout ‘five demands, not one less’ during speech – liveHong Kong’s beleaguered leader, Carrie Lam, has condemned ongoing violent street protes…
Hong Kong leader forced to stop policy address as opponents shout her down 6.33am BST We’re going to close down the blog. Our main story is here. Related: Hong Kong leader forced to deliver key address via video after lawmakers protest 6.29am BST Con…
Leader says she won’t condone increasingly violent acts but stops short of invoking further emergency powersHong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has hinted at further measures to suppress the increasingly violent protests in the financial hub ahead of her ann…
Warning follows another night of violent skirmishes between police and protesters in cityViolent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have escalated to a “life-threatening level”, police have said, after a small bomb exploded and a police officer was st…
‘Blossom everywhere’ tactic is a reaction to politicisation of MTR subway systemHong Kong protesters have deployed a new strategy of popping up in small groups in multiple locations across the city in an effort to avoid arrest, during their ongoing cam…
Carrie 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…
Carrie 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…
Thousands 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…
Pro-democracy demonstrators clash with Beijing supporters as riot police subdue protestersRival groups of demonstrators clashed in Hong Kong and police made arrests in another weekend of mass protests after months of political unrest.Dozens of pro-Beij…
Protesters clash with police in shopping districts after rally to petition US to ‘resist Beijing’Hong Kong police have fired teargas to disperse protesters in the upmarket Causeway Bay shopping district, after demonstrators rallied at the US consulate …
The incendiary extradition bill has been binned but protesters’ demands have grownThe decision by the Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, to withdraw the extradition bill that provoked months of turmoil represents a major and unexpected concession from Beiji…
Demonstrators say it’s too little, too late, as call for inquiry into police force rejectedHong Kong’s leader withdraws extradition bill that ignited mass protestsThe decision by Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, to withdraw the controversial extradition…
Chief executive did not concede to other demands including an inquiry into police violenceHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said her government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has ignited months of protests and plunged the territory i…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam formally withdrew an extradition bill on Wednesday that has sparked months of violent protests and plunged the territory into its biggest political crisis in decades. In a pre-recorded statement, Lam made four proposals to ‘…
Leader says she wants to remain in job, but doesn’t deny authenticity of leaked audio recording saying otherwise as arrests continueHong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam has said that she has never offered to step down, a day after an audio recording…