Hong Kong police use tear gas on protesters in Yuen Long area
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray during clashes with protesters in Hong Kong's Yuen Long area on Saturday night, Radio Television Hong Kong reported. Protesters blocked roads and set fires earlier in the evening, with clashes continuing until the early hours of Sunday morning. Yuen ...
Hong Kong 'Umbrella Movement' leader Chan Kin-man is freed from prison
Hong Kong democracy activist Chan Kin-man walked free from prison on Saturday saying he had no regrets for his leading role in the 2014 "Umbrella Movement" civil disobedience movement and that sacrifice was needed to achieve universal suffrage. "Life in prison was difficult, but I ...
Hong Kong parents want refunds as costly schools shut for months over protests and coronavirus
The emails are piling up, office queries need attention, and Jackie Yang's kids won't leave her alone. "'Mom, I don't know how to log on to the computer,' 'Mom, help me print out my paper.' Imagine hearing 'Mom!' every minute. I'm just up to my ...
Hong Kong protesters, on pause, see virus fueling movement
Prominent activist Ventus Lau stood outside a restaurant this week, handing out surgical masks and asking recipients to shout pro-democracy slogans — including the popular rallying cry "Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!" For Lau, who has organized some of the biggest anti-government protests ...
During Hong Kong's Occupy Central protests in 2014, Aria listened to Lady Gaga, put on makeup and wore cute outfits, embracing the ubiquitous "Goddess of Democracy" moniker at a time when online polls asked whether the city's few female leaders were wife or girlfriend ...
First love on the front lines: Coming of age in the Hong Kong protests
Many years from now, far from the spray of water cannons and the unmistakable smell of tear gas, they will look back on their season of protest and remember exactly how they felt. On this winter day, the march was called off early by police. ...
Abe shakes off criticism of Xi state visit, saying trip crucial for 'peace and prosperity' in region
In the face of criticism, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned state visit to Japan, saying that Tokyo and Beijing have a "substantial responsibility for peace and prosperity in the region and in the world." "I want ...
Carrie Lam says Xi has assured her Beijing won't turn the screws on Hong Kong
Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered personal assurances that he won't use the protests in Hong Kong as an excuse to tighten Beijing's controls on the region, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. Speaking in a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, ...
Hong Kong protesters set up alternative bazaars after dry good ban for Lunar New Year markets
The politics of protest was a running theme at Lunar New Year fairs in Hong Kong this week as stall holders sold T-shirts, tattoo transfers, tote bags and coasters bearing slogans popularized during months of pro-democracy demonstrations. Often-violent protests, sparked by a now-withdrawn bill that ...
Hong Kong leaders rebuff protest demand as violence persists
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's government again pushed back on a key demand of protesters as a downtown rally turned violent, showing the unrest that began last June still has no end in sight. In a lengthy statement Sunday, a government spokesman recapped failed ...
In Hong Kong 'collapse,' government falls months behind on collecting taxes
Hong Kong is behind on its taxes. Hundreds of thousands of residents are still waiting for their salary-tax bills, which normally start to land in mailboxes in July. The hold-up is due to a legislative backlog linked to the anti-government protests that have gripped the ...
Hong Kong workers flock to labor unions as new protest tactic
Before the Hong Kong protests began in June, Chris Ngai spent most of his free time playing World of Warcraft and finding new cocktail recipes. Now the bespectacled 24-year-old junior engineer is launching a trade union. His aim is to ramp up pressure on Hong ...
