China warns U.S. of consequences for HK law as police enter ruined university
China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and...
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Landslide democratic win in HK election raises pressure on city’s leader
By Twinnie Siu and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s democrats scored a landslide majority in district council elections, which saw...
Hong Kong tips Beijing’s balance quandary
By Edward Hadas It may all make sense to Xi Jinping. For the Chinese leader, dissent, as seen in the Hong Kong protests, leads to...
At embattled Hong Kong university, a dramatic escape (Update)
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang Dozens of Hong Kong protesters staged a dramatic escape from a university campus sealed off by police on Monday by shimmying...
Hong Kong and China condemn attack on justice secretary as protests paralyse city
The Chinese and Hong Kong governments condemned on Friday an attack by a “violent mob” on the city’s justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators...
Hong Kong students arm themselves for showdown as police take breather
Pro-democracy protesters paralysed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools to close and blocking highways as students built barricades and...
Hong Kong protesters have no interest in democracy and freedom
By Huang Xingyuan, Ambassador of China to Cyprus RECENTLY, I was approached by some readers of Cyprus Mail about the reports on the current situation...
Protesters blockade universities, business district as chaos grips Hong Kong (Updated)
Hong Kong anti-government protesters paralysed parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day on Wednesday, with some transport links, schools and many businesses...
Three people in critical condition as protests rock ‘heavy-hearted’ Hong Kong
By Twinnie Siu and Donny Kwok HONG KONG, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Three people were in critical condition in Hong Kong on Monday, authorities said,...
Hong Kong braces for weekend mass demonstrations after Halloween clashes
Hong Kong cleaned up its famed party zone Lan Kwai Fong on Friday after a night of clashes marred Halloween festivities when police fired tear...
Hong Kong braces for Halloween havoc as protesters target party district
Hong Kong is bracing for a rowdy and possibly hugely dangerous Halloween on Thursday, when thousands of pro-democracy protesters, many wearing banned face masks, plan to...
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...
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...
