Streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day
By Jessie Pang and Donny Kwok HONG KONG, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters throwing...
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The people of Hong Kong only want their freedom
I read with interest and wry amusement the September 4 article by the Chinese Ambassador regarding Hong Kong (HK) which, no doubt, was carefully prepared for...
Violence in Hong Kong is in no one’s interest
Friends and media about the current situation in Hong Kong. I would like to take this opportunity to make some clarifications regarding the causes, harms...
Hong Kong students rally peacefully before brief night skirmishes
Thousands of Hong Kong university and school students boycotted class and rallied peacefully for democracy on Monday, the latest acts of defiance in an anti-government...
Thousands march in Hong Kong as police in black masks look on
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched in a gritty industrial district of the Chinese-ruled city on Saturday, with some police wearing new black masks looking on,...
YouTube shuts accounts connected to Hong Kong misinformation
By Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled...
Hong Kong protesters, police clash as demonstrations target Chinese traders
Hong Kong protesters clashed with police on Saturday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against the presence of Chinese...
Hong Kong leader says extradition bill “dead”, but critics not satisfied
The extradition bill that sparked Hong Kong‘s biggest crisis in decades is dead, the territory’s leader said on Tuesday, adding that the government’s work on the legislation...
Factbox: Hong Kong’s proposed new extradition law
By Greg Torode Cracks have appeared in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law to allow extraditions to China, with local media reporting...
Support wavers in Hong Kong for bill allowing extraditions to China after protests
Cracks appeared to emerge on Friday in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law that would allow extraditions to China as opponents of...
Hong Kong protesters gather, govt offices shut after violence
By Clare Jim and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters readied in Hong Kong on Thursday for more potential clashes...
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters storm key road as extradition protests mount
HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators tried to occupy an important arterial road near the offices of the Hong Kong government on...
Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest
Riot police surrounded Hong Kong‘s parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent...
Hong Kong moves to make disrespecting Chinese national anthem a crime
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up...
Xi opens world’s longest sea bridge linking Hong Kong, Macau
China opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge and tunnel on Tuesday, linking the financial centre of Hong Kong, the gambling hub of Macau and western...
HK scientists say research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV
A research team at Hong Kong University’s AIDS Institute says it may have found a “functional cure” to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in a...
US urges China to account for the ‘ghosts’ of Tiananmen
The United States urged China to make a full public account of a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 as...
Hong Kong moves to ban booing Chinese national anthem
Hong Kong proposed new laws on Friday punishing mockery of the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in jail, mirroring new penalties in mainland China...
At least 18 dead in Hong Kong bus accident
At least 18 people died in a high-speed bus crash in Hong Kong on Saturday in one of the city’s worst traffic disasters in recent...
Hong Kong lawmakers, following China, vote to ban ivory sales
Lawmakers in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong voted on Wednesday to ban ivory sales in the world’s largest ivory retail market, a move wildlife activists hailed as...
