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Hong Kong police restrict protest for third time as Mong Kok march banned
The Hong Kong police have banned a pro-democracy protest march planned for Saturday in Mong Kok, only allowing protesters to gather in a park. The march was originally meant to start at Anchor Street Playground and end at MacPherson Playground about a kilometre away. On Thursday, police informed one of the organisers Steve Ng that …
China tells U.S. to remove ‘black hands’ from Hong Kong
FILE PHOTO: Anti-extradition demonstrators run from tear gas after a march of to call for democratic reforms, in Hong Kong, China July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused U.S. officials on Tuesday of being behind violent protests in Hong Kong and advised them to remove their “black hands” from the territory. …
Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam condemns protesters defacing national emblem; says Yuen Long attacks ‘shocking’
Chief Executive Carrie Lam spoke out against violence on Monday, condemning both the protests at the China Liaison Office and the violent assaults in Yuen Long. Lam called the attacks in Yuen Long “shocking,” and said she has called on Commissioner of Police Stephen Lo to fully investigate the incident and pursue lawbreakers with every …
How four deaths turned Hong Kong’s protest movement dark
“We will accomplish what is left to be done,” wrote one. The death of the woman — known to most of the world by her last name, Mak — was the fourth suspected suicide to be connected by local media to ongoing demonstrations, sparked initially by a controversial extradition bill that many feared could further …
Hong Kong police deploy tear gas, rubber bullets against protesters as gov’t slams ‘direct challenge to national sovereignty’
Police in riot gear deployed rubber bullets and multiple rounds of tear gas against protesters occupying Connaught Road in Sheung Wan on Sunday. Photo: InMediahk.net. The clearance operation near Shun Tak Centre comes hours after a largely peaceful march on Sunday against the government’s suspended extradition bill. Photo: May James/HKFP. Officers had raised black banners …
Pro-China Hong Kong protester calls BBC reporter ‘fake news’ during broadcast
The BBC’s China correspondent Stephen McDonell has been interrupted on air by pro-Beijing protesters in Hong Kong. There have been mass demonstrations in the city in recent weeks against a proposed extradition bill that would have allowed people to be sent to China for trial. This weekend is seeing mass protests by both pro- and …
Hong Kong police make ‘largest ever’ seizure of explosives on eve of protest
The discovery comes on the eve of a series of high-profile protests planned over the weekend, amid high tensions in the semi-autonomous Chinese city over a now-suspended extradition bill. At a press conference Saturday, police confirmed the arrest of 27-year-old man in connection with the raid, at what police have described as a homemade laboratory …
Police and protesters clash in second Hong Kong town | World news
Clashes have erupted again between police and protesters in Hong Kong after a demonstration against a controversial extradition bill, this time in Sha Tin, a bustling town between Hong Kong island and the border with China. During the police-sanctioned demonstration tens of thousands of people marched peacefully against the bill which would allow for individuals …
Thousands back on Hong Kong streets to keep up pressure | News
Tens of thousands of people have again rallied in Hong Kong, in their latest effort to grow their protest movement against what they see as mainland China’s growing influence on the semiautonomous territory. Demonstrators on Sunday marched in Sha Tin, a suburban area near the border that is popular with mainland Chinese shoppers, as the rallies move outwards from …
Hong Kong: families are feuding as China extradition bill exposes generational fall in living standards
“You’re criticizing my friends, saying we’re all radicals, saying we’re criminal triads,” he says, voice raised, as an older relative gestures for him to sit down. “You dare to call us triads?” It’s an inter-generational spat that has played out in many families across Hong Kong over the past month, as violence and unrest rocked …
