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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 4, 2019

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Posted at Oct 04 11:58 PM

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V for Hong Kong

Mohd Rasfan, AFP
Posted at Oct 04 03:55 PM

Pro-democracy demonstrators hold up their hands to symbolise their five demands during a protest against an expected government ban on protesters wearing face masks, at Chater Garden in Hong Kong on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 12, 2019

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Posted at Sep 13 12:07 AM

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United for democracy

Vincent Yu, AP
Posted at Sep 12 09:28 AM

Local residents sing a theme song written by protesters "Glory be to thee" at a shopping mall in Hong Kong Wednesday. Read more »

Hong Kong visitors plunge, hotels half-full as protests take toll

Donny Kwok, Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 03:34 PM

Hotels in some locations had seen occupancy rates drop to about half, while room rates plunged 40 to 70 percent, Paul Chan said, citing industry sources. Read more »

Hong Kong protests to target airport after night of violence

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 10:52 AM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong protesters plan to block one of the world's busiest airports on Saturday after a night of violence in which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up crowds, the latest clashes in 14 weeks of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city. 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 2, 2019

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Posted at Sep 02 11:56 PM

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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 »

Cathay warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 02:46 PM

Hong Kong's flagship carrier, which has 27,000 staff in the city, has been accused of bowing to political pressure from China, whose aviation regulator has banned airline staff who have supported the demonstrations from working on flights through its airspace. Read more »

UK consulate staffer returns to Hong Kong after China detention: family

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 02:59 PM

HONG KONG, China - A British consulate employee detained in China has returned to Hong Kong, his family said Saturday.   Read more »

Chinese military personnel parade near Hong Kong border: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 04:04 PM

SHENZHEN, China - Thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed. Read more »

148 arrested in Hong Kong during Monday's protests: police

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 07:41 PM

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong police on Tuesday said 148 people were arrested during running battles with protesters the day before, the largest daily toll since huge pro-democracy protests kicked off two months ago. Read more »