House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday welcomed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to the U.S. Capitol, sending a message to Beijing that Congress supports the protesters in their months-long campaign for human rights. Pelosi thanked the activists for "challenging the conscience," not only of the Chinese ...
Hong Kong cancels China national day fireworks amid protests
An annual fireworks display in Hong Kong marking China's National Day on Oct. 1 was called off Wednesday as pro-democracy protests show no sign of ending. The city issued a terse statement saying the show over its famed Victoria Harbour had been canceled "in view ...
Top Lam adviser says Hong Kong won't meet any more of protesters' demands
Hong Kong's government doesn't see any benefit in conceding to more demands from protesters, according to a top adviser to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, though the increasingly violent demonstrations are unlikely to stop anytime soon. Radical demonstrators — some of whom have lobbed gasoline bombs ...
Activists push U.S. Congress to pass Hong Kong bill to combat rights abuses
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate U.S. involvement in another country's affairs. "This is not a plea for ...
'Stand up to Beijing,' Hong Kong singer Denise Ho tells U.S. lawmakers and companies
Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho wants U.S. lawmakers and companies to criticize Beijing's actions in Hong Kong to help change the Chinese Communist Party's behavior. Ho said Monday that Beijing was using its power and influence to quash dissent around the world, and ...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold dialogue aimed at easing tensions
Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while reiterating that violence that has roiled the city over three months of protests must end. Lam, who is under pressure from Beijing to defuse ...
Violence and vandalism leave Hong Kong's world-class subway in crisis mode
From Sydney to Stockholm, governments looking for help with their rail systems turn to Hong Kong's MTR Corp., renowned for its speedy, clean and reliable commuter trains. That polished image is now tarnished, with months of unrest having frequently boiled into violence and vandalism on ...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas and blue water jets at petrol-bomb-throwing protesters
Hong Kong police fired water cannons and volleys of tear gas to break up protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks near the Legislative Council building and central government offices Sunday, the latest in weeks of sometimes violent unrest. Some protesters threw bricks at police outside ...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong visits New York to seek U.S. support for pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is seeking the support of U.S. lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections. Wong, speaking in New York on Saturday ahead of a planned visit ...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong seeks Trump, U.S. Congress support
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to include a "human rights clause" in any trade agreement with China, and sought Washington's backing for the city's democracy movement. The 22-year-old called on American politicians to pass a bill expressing support ...
As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers keep eyes on real estate from Canada to Australia
As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the special administrative region. Their sentiments, reflected in passport paperwork and in interviews with residents, migration agents ...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to prioritize housing and livelihoods to appease protesters
Embattled Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has promised to prioritize housing and people's livelihoods to appease deep-rooted discontent about the way the Asian financial hub has been governed. Lam, who has said she caused "unforgivable havoc" by igniting the political crisis and would quit ...
