Hong Kong anti-government protesters paralyzed parts of the financial hub for a third day straight on Wednesday, with some transport links, schools and many businesses closing after an escalation of violence. Around 1,000 protesters blocked roads in the heart of the city's Central business district ...
Worsening Hong Kong violence could embolden hawks in Xi's China
For two nights last weekend, Hong Kong lawmaker Lam Cheuk-Ting slept on a fold-out mattress on the floor of his office in the Legislative Council and ate congee delivered by his staff. One of seven pro-democracy lawmakers who faced arrest for disrupting a legislative meeting ...
Hong Kong universities become 'battlefields' as citywide violence spreads
Police in Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralyzed, including Hong Kong's Central financial district, which was tear-gassed for a second day running. The flare-ups occurred a day after police shot an ...
Fake news is stoking violence and anger in Hong Kong's continuing protests
Soon after Alex Chow Tsz-Lok fell off the edge of a parking garage in Hong Kong, the allegations began spreading online. Posts circulating in chat groups and on social media claimed the 22-year-old student was chased — and maybe even pushed — by police who ...
U.S. condemns latest Hong Kong violence, urges both sides to de-escalate
The United States on Monday condemned "unjustified use of deadly force" in the latest Hong Kong violence and urged police and civilians alike to de-escalate the situation, a senior Trump administration official said. In a separate statement, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus urged Beijing ...
Hong Kong demonstrator shot by police and man set on fire by protesters as chaos erupts
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam pledged on Monday to "spare no effort" in bringing an end to anti-government protests that have wracked the city for more than five months, following a day of violence in which one person was shot and another set on ...
Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong detained in move expected to escalate public fury
Seven pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were detained or faced arrest Saturday, in a move sure to escalate public fury a day after the death of a student linked to anti-government protests. A police statement said three of the lawmakers had been detained and charged ...
China's Xi voices 'high degree of trust' in Hong Kong's Carrie Lam over unrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a "high degree of trust" in Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city. Xi's show of support follows speculation that Beijing was preparing to remove Lam ...
Injuries reported after police and protesters clash in upmarket Hong Kong shopping mall
Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded an upmarket shopping mall in running clashes with police Sunday, with several suffering bloody wounds a day after parts of the Chinese-ruled city became a battleground. A human chain in Cityplaza, in the eastern suburb of Taikoo Shing, turned into ...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to discuss helping people to live and work in mainland China
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will discuss how to make it easier for people in the Chinese-ruled city, rocked by violent anti-China protests overnight, to live and work on the mainland, her office said Sunday. Lam, despised by pro-democracy protesters in the former British colony, ...
Hong Kong medics join anti-government protests to 'resist tyranny' as movement enters 21st weekend
Hundreds of Hong Kong medical workers and other anti-government protesters rallied in the Chinese-ruled city's financial center on Saturday, angry at perceived police brutality during more than four months of sometimes violent unrest. Pro-democracy activists have attacked police with petrol bombs and rocks and shone ...
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos
A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt such actions by pro-democracy protesters. The temporary injunction, uploaded on government websites overnight, was criticized by some ...
