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Hong Kong protests: How tensions have spread to US
Image copyright Hon-Tung Tsang Image caption Frances Hui speaks at a New York rally in support of Hong Kong protesters The protests in Hong Kong have heightened tensions between the territory and China, and generated headlines the world over. They have also deepened unease many thousands of miles away – on US campuses. “I am …
Protesters in Hong Kong Block Road and Surround Police Headquarters
But she did not agree to resign or withdraw the bill entirely, as many protesters have demanded. Instead, she said that so long as there was a public dispute over the bill’s content, work on it would not resume in Hong Kong’s legislature. As calls for protesters to gather on Friday around the Legislative Council …
Hong Kong protesters take to the streets again after government apology falls flat
Hundreds of mostly young people surrounded police headquarters in the city’s Wan Chai district Friday, after blocking several roads in the area and near government offices in Admiralty, where they had been staging a sit-in demanding the city’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, resign and officially withdraw the bill. Speaking to reporters, a police spokeswoman called …
Hong Kong’s Leader Publicly Apologizes for Extradition Bill
HONG KONG — Backpedaling under mounting pressure, Hong Kong’s top leader publicly apologized on Tuesday for having proposed contentious legislation that would allow extraditions to mainland China. “I would like to tender my sincere apologies to the citizens of Hong Kong,” the leader, Carrie Lam, said at a news conference at government headquarters. “I have …
Joshua Wong released from prison day after hundreds of thousands march in Hong Kong
Joshua Wong walked free Monday after serving one month of a two month sentence related to protests in 2014. “It’s really good timing to join the fight for freedom and democracy,” he told CNN after his release. “Five years ago after the end of the Umbrella Movement, we claimed we would be back. Yesterday 2 …
Protesters Return to Hong Kong’s Streets, Rejecting Leader’s Apology
HONG KONG — Protesters poured into the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday with renewed determination and a lengthening list of demands, rejecting the government’s retreat on a contentious extradition bill and extending the political crisis gripping the semiautonomous territory. Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, shelved the bill on Saturday and followed that up …
Hong Kong’s leader apologizes after extradition bill fuels massive protests
The embattled leader of Hong Kong apologized over the handling of a controversial extradition bill after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday as outrage over the legislation continues to boil over. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam apologized to the people with “utmost sincerity and humility” after massive crowds jammed the …
‘Fighting for our freedom’: protesters flood into Hong Kong’s streets | World news
A wave of protesters hundreds of thousands strong, most dressed in black and many carrying white flowers of mourning, have swept through central Hong Kong to denounce a controversial extradition law and demand the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, steps down. They poured in from all over the city, in numbers so large that the march …
Hong Kong protesters occupy roads around Gov’t HQ again, as huge anti-extradition law rally escalates
Hongkongers marched in their thousands on Sunday to call for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill, despite the government on Saturday stating that it would postpone its plans. As night fell, demonstrators occupied roads around government headquarters and legislature, in a repeat of the tactics seen during the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement. Harcourt Road. Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP. …
Hong Kong protest sees thousands call for city leader to step down: live updates
Protesters attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down. Tyrone Siu/Reuters The atmosphere at the protest has so far been relaxed, with little sign of the violence that marred Wednesday’s demonstrations. But there is still clear anger towards the city’s police force. On seeing police vans travel over the crowd on a bridge …
