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Hong Kong police swoop on postponed poll protests

Su Xinqi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 09:53 PM

Nearly 100 people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Sunday as riot officers swooped on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections.   Read more »

Man suspected of stabbing Hong Kong officer arrested on flight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 02:36 PM

HONG KONG - A man suspected of stabbing a Hong Kong police officer in the shoulder during a protest was arrested on board a flight that was about to take off for London, police said Thursday. Read more »

Hong Kong police fire water cannon at crowds protesting new security law

Scott Murdoch and Yanni Chow, Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 04:43 PM

Hong Kong police fired water cannon on Wednesday to break up the first protest since China introduced sweeping security legislation and they made their first arrests under it, warning of punishment for advocating secession or subversion. Read more »

Hong Kong police ban major security law protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 05:45 PM

Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city which critics fear would smother the financial hub's treasured freedoms, organisers said.  Read more »

Hong Kong leader says financial hub cannot afford any more 'chaos'

Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 01:02 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further "chaos" as it marked the first anniversary of the start of rolling mass pro-democracy protests. Read more »

China using pandemic to silence Hong Kong protestors: activist

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 03 09:54 PM

Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday accused China of using the coronavirus pandemic to silence protesters in Hong Kong and employing "wolf diplomacy" to deflect criticisms leveled at it from other countries. Read more »

Hong Kongers fret over Beijing's planned new security laws

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:47 PM

HONG KONG, May 23 - Newspaper vendor Man, 60, was speechless when she saw the headline that Beijing plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, and worried what the future holds for youth in the Chinese-ruled city. Read more »

Hong Kong police arrest more than 200 as pro-democracy protests return

Reuters
Posted at May 11 03:22 PM

Hong Kong authorities arrested more than 200 people during pro-democracy protests, media reported on Monday, after a sing-along demonstration at a shopping mall spilled out on to the streets of the Chinese-ruled city. Read more »

Nintendo game 'Animal Crossing' pulled from Chinese platforms after Hong Kong protest

Pei Li, Reuters
Posted at Apr 10 06:58 PM

HONG KONG -- A Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China's grey market e-commerce platforms, Reuters' checks show, after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong used the game to protest against Beijing’s rule of the Chinese territory. Read more »

LOOK: Denmark's Little Mermaid vandalized with 'Free Hong Kong' graffiti

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 05:44 PM

Unknown vandals have scrawled "Free Hong Kong" on Denmark's most famous landmark, "The Little Mermaid," a bronze statue that is especially popular with Chinese tourists. Read more »

Protest-hit Hong Kong sees surge in depression, PTSD: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 01:15 PM

HONG KONG, China - Nearly one in three adults in Hong Kong reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder during months of often violent social unrest in the city, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal Friday.   Read more »

Thousands march in Hong Kong on New Year's Day, pledge to 'keep fighting'

Clare Jim and Jessie Pang, Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 04:48 PM

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters began marching in Hong Kong on New Year's Day, demanding concessions from the city's embattled government as the civil unrest that convulsed the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spills into 2020. Read more »

How migrant Filipinos make their voice heard in Hong Kong's civic affairs

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 11:38 PM

HONG KONG - When long-time Hong Kong resident Bishop Gerry Vallo of Jesus the Living God Church cast his ballot in the evening of November 24, he did it, not for himself.   Read more »

OFW financial literacy grads eye business prospects, not jobs in PH amid HK unrest

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:33 PM

HONG KONG - At 54 and married with two children, Teresita Fung looks back at her failed business in the Philippines with a calming laugh, reassuring those who may have been countlessly discouraged in life that it's never too late - and that one is never too old - to try again. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 19, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 01:52 AM

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

Hong Kong leader says campus protesters must surrender

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:47 AM

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city center university had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 18, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 02:57 AM

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

Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus

Anthony Wallace and Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 02:23 PM

China has refused to budge on any of the protesters' key demands, which include free elections for the city of 7.5 million people. Read more »

Pinoys in HK still safe, no need to evacuate: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 09:01 AM

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sees no need to evacuate Filipinos at this time amid ongoing protests in the area. Read more »

Hong Kong Q3 GDP shrinks 3.2 percent, confirms depth of recession

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 05:51 PM

The economy shrank by a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent in July-September from the previous quarter, in line with a preliminary reading, revised government data showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the technical definition of a recession. Read more »