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Hong Kong leader says financial hub's strengths intact despite protests

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 11:25 AM

Hong Kong's strengths as a global financial hub have not been undermined by months of pro-democracy protests, the Chinese-ruled city's chief executive, Carrie Lam, said on Monday.  Read more »

Hong Kong police paid $17 million in allowances related to protests

Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 03:20 PM

Hong Kong police have earned a total of HK$135 million ($17.3 million) in allowances during the past 6 months of anti-government protests, government figures show. Read more »

Pinoys in Hong Kong told: Avoid Christmas protest sites

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 07:45 AM

The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong urged Filipinos there on Monday to avoid areas where democracy protesters planned demonstrations this Christmas week, including prime shopping malls, the latest in more than 6 months of unrest.  Read more »

Hong Kong braces for protests over Christmas holidays

Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 11:11 AM

Hong Kong is gearing up for demonstrations over Christmas week with protesters planning events in districts across the city, including in prime shopping malls, the latest in more than 6 months of unrest.  Read more »

OPINION: Internationalization of Citizenship

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Dec 16 03:15 PM

What is citizenship today other than a piece of paper or legal status declaring your allegiance to a particular country? Read more »

5 held over man's death in Hong Kong protests

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 12:35 PM

HONG KONG, China - Five Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a man hit on the head by a brick during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters last month, police said Saturday.   Read more »

Taiwan says will give Hong Kong people help if needed

Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 08:34 PM

Anti-government protests in the Chinese-controlled city have attracted broad concern in democratic Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory. Taiwan's government has said it strongly supports people's aspirations for freedom and democracy. Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa HK nananatiling ligtas sa kabila ng mga protesta

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 03:43 PM

MAYNILA - Walang dapat ipag-aalala ang mga kamag-anak ng mga Pilipinong nasa Hong Kong sa kabila ng mga kilos protesta doon.   Read more »

Thousands of protesters throng streets of Hong Kong as government urges calm

Kate O'Donnell-Lamb and Jessie Pang, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 07:27 PM

Thousands of black-clad protesters from all walks of life thronged the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a sign of broad support for anti-government demonstrations that have roiled the Chinese-ruled city for six months. Read more »

Trump says US bill on Hong Kong doesn't help China trade talks

Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 07:52 AM

US President Donald Trump on Monday said US legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong did not make trade negotiations with China easier, but added he believes Beijing still wants a deal with the United States.   Read more »

OPINION: Democracy without a state

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Dec 02 03:23 PM

Without this shadow of hierarchy there is no cooperation and therefore there are no norms or standards. All are participants and there is no entity that function as the enforcer of rules. Read more »

'Still angry': Hong Kong protesters return to the streets

Jerome Taylor and Su Xingi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 07:31 AM

Police fired tear gas and pepper spray in Hong Kong on Sunday as tens of thousands of black-clad protesters flooded into the streets, a week after pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide local election victory. Read more »

Hong Kong to allow airlines to keep airport slots despite cutting capacity

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 08:17 AM

Airlines that fly to and from Hong Kong will be able to keep their prized airport slots even if they temporarily cut capacity due to weak travel demand through March, according to the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department. Read more »

China warns US of retaliation for law backing Hong Kong protesters

Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 10:29 AM

China warned the United States on Thursday it would take "firm counter measures" in response to US legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 27, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 12:35 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Flipped off

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:34 PM

A Chinese citizen flashes the middle finger at a protester, as he tries to interrupt a group of Filipino activists protesting in front of the Chinese Embassy Wednesday. Read more »

Hong Kong authorities appeal for calm as major highway reopens

Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 12:00 PM

One of Hong Kong's main highway links, the Cross-Harbor Tunnel, reopened early on Wednesday as a lockdown of the nearby Polytechnic University appeared to be drawing to a close with teams still combing the campus for remaining protesters.   Read more »

Hong Kong leader offers mea culpa, but no concessions

Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su, France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 07:07 PM

Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie Lam acknowledged Tuesday that public dissatisfaction with her government fueled a landslide win by pro-democracy candidates in local elections Read more »

China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison

Keith Zhai, James Pomfret and David Kirton, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 09:16 AM

As violent protests roil Hong Kong, top Chinese leaders in recent months have been managing their response from a villa on the outskirts of Shenzhen, bypassing the formal bureaucracy through which Beijing has supervised the financial hub for 2 decades. Read more »

China 'resolutely' backs Hong Kong leader despite polls setback

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 05:56 PM

China said Monday it supports Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam, after the pro-democracy camp scored a crushing victory in community-level elections in the city after months of violence. Read more »