The Hong Kong government says Chief Executive Carrie Lam will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. local time. Local media reported Saturday, citing unnamed sources, that Lam plans to announce she is ... ( read original story ...)
Embattled Hong Kong leader Lam suspends China extradition bill
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday delayed indefinitely a proposed law to allow people to be extradited to mainland China for trial after widespread anger and large ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong on edge, more protests over extradition bill loom
HONG KONG - Pressure on Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam ... hundreds of thousands of people into the streets in protest. Lam was expected to hold a news conference at 3 p.m. (0700 GMT), the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media say controversial extradition bill may be suspended
Another protest march is planned for this Sunday. Hong Kong news outlets including iCable, the South China Morning Post and Sing Tao newspaper reported that the bill would be suspended on Saturday. A ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure mounts for Hong Kong leader to abandon extradition law
HONG KONG -- Pressure on Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam ... Government officials said they had not yet released plans for a news conference but indicated they might have news soon. Another ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will reportedly suspend extradition bill that sparked violent protests
Hong Kong media reported on Saturday the city’s government would suspend a proposed law on extradition to mainland China that sparked widespread anger and violent protests, with leader Carrie ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill may be suspended: reports
Hong Kong’s iCable, the South China Morning Post, and Sing Tao newspaper all reported that the bill would be suspended on Saturday. TVB and iCable said Lam would hold a news conference on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong news outlets say controversial extradition bill may be suspended
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media reported on Saturday the city’s government would suspend a proposed law on extradition to mainland China that sparked widespread anger and violent protests ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s extradition law jolts business community
Top executives in Hong Kong have warned they will have "no reason to stay" if the city's freedoms are damaged by a proposed bill allowing extradition to mainland China. In a trend that could be ... ( read original story ...)
Canadians in Hong Kong worried for neighbours as protests roil former colony
"Canada remains concerned about the potential effect these proposals may have on the large number of Canadian citizens in Hong Kong, on business confidence, and on Hong Kong's international reputation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoons moving personal wealth offshore over fears of Chinese extradition law
The head of the private banking operations of an international bank in Hong Kong, who declined to be named, said clients have been moving money out of Hong Kong to Singapore. “These aren’t mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hong Kong tycoons start moving assets offshore as fears rise over new extradition law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoons start moving assets offshore as fears rise over new extradition law
HONG KONG: Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoons start moving assets offshore over extradition law
Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)