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Hong Kong police arrest 53 during fresh pro-democracy protests

Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 11:05 AM

Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global financial hub, before police fired pepper spray to disperse crowds. Read more »

Hong Kong to lead Tiananmen mourning despite virus vigil ban

Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 07:24 AM

Hong Kong will Thursday lead global remembrance of China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, with people lighting candles in neighborhoods across the restless city after authorities banned a mass vigil because of the coronavirus.   Read more »

UK's Johnson offers visas for millions in Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 07:34 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would offer millions of Hong Kongers visas and a possible route to UK citizenship if China persists with its national security law.   Read more »

Protesta sa Hong Kong, ano ba ang dahilan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 08:41 PM

Mahigit apat na buwan na ang malawakang rally sa Hong Kong. Para maunawaan ang dahilan ng kilos-protesta sa Hong Kong, panoorin ito. Read more »

Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed, but move unlikely to end unrest

Jessie Pang and Twinnie Siu, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 04:35 PM

Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just 1 of 5 demands of pro-democracy protesters.   Read more »

Hong Kong's metro, legislature open but more protests planned for weekend

Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 11:25 AM

Hong Kong's metro operator opened all stations on Friday for the first time in a week ahead of another round of anti-government protests at the weekend, while the city's legislature began its first session since protesters stormed the building in July. Read more »

Hong Kong leader says no plan to use emergency powers for other laws

Clare Jim and Noah Sin, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 12:14 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday her administration had no plans to use colonial-era emergency powers to introduce new laws, after a long weekend of violent protests saw widespread defiance of a ban on face masks. Read more »

'Day of Grief'

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 06:33 PM

Riot police detain anti-government protesters during a demonstration on China's National Day, Tuesday, in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong.  Read more »

Protests in Hong Kong continue despite extradition bill withdrawal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 02:04 PM

Protesters in Hong Kong are showing no signs of stopping even after Chief Executive Carrie Lam formally withdrew the controversial extradition bill earlier this week. Hong Kong Management Association's Reuben Mondejar believes some heads will have to roll to end the political crisis. Read more »

Hong Kong leader kills bill but some say too little too late

Farah Master and James Pomfret, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 06:58 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests so the Chinese-ruled city can move forward from a "highly vulnerable and dangerous" place and find solutions. Read more »

Hong Kong leader formally withdraws controversial extradition bill

Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 06:15 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.   Read more »

Hong Kong stocks surge after extradition bill withdrawal reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 03:39 PM

The Hang Seng index leapt more than 3 percent in afternoon trade after the South China Morning Post and HK01 both published reports that the city's pro-Beijing chief executive Carrie Lam was planning to shelve the bill. Read more »

Hong Kong leader to announce withdrawal of extradition bill: report

Farah Master, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 04 03:31 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce later on Wednesday the formal withdrawal of a proposed extradition bill that sparked 3 months of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unnamed sources. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 3, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 12:18 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

For their future

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 10:46 PM

Secondary school students form a human chain in protest on Tuesday, the second day of the school term Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 2, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:56 PM

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

Umbrella protest in HK trains

Philip Fong, AFP
Updated as of Sep 02 04:19 PM

Protesters hold open umbrellas inside an MTR train during a disruption protest in Hong Kong on Monday.  Read more »

Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters, sources say

James Pomfret and Greg Torode, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 05:43 PM

Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters' five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill could help defuse the mounting political crisis in the territory. Read more »

Hong Kong protesters expected to regroup despite police ban

Marius Zaharia, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 01:44 PM

Protesters were expected to gather in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday the latest in a series of anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades. Read more »

Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters

Joel Schectman, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 10:04 AM

Telegram, a popular encrypted messaging app, will allow users to cloak their telephone numbers to safeguard Hong Kong protesters against monitoring by Chinese authorities, according to a person with direct knowledge of the effort. Read more »