Others continued toward Central, a key business and retail district and the site of the 2014 Umbrella Movement sit-ins. Large protests began last month in opposition to a contentious extradition bill ... ( read original story ...)
Portugal: a new home for those who fear Hong Kong’s fate?
Lam, who married less than a year ago and is considering having children, says that apart from rights concerns, Hong Kong’s high property prices, decreasing quality of life and education system are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong locks down as thousands gather for latest anti-extradition bill rally
... in sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Sunday for the latest in a series of mass protests over an extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled financial hub into crisis and revived public ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in security lockdown as it braces for latest mass protest
Hong Kong police locked down the city center on Sunday as it braced for yet another mass protest over an extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled financial hub into crisis and triggered ... ( read original story ...)
Explosives seized by police in Hong Kong as rival camps rally
Police in Hong Kong discovered a stash of a powerful homemade explosive as the semi-autonomous Chinese city readied for another major pro-democracy protest on Sunday following a pro-Beijing rally ... ( read original story ...)
‘Fake news’: BBC correspondent heckled in Hong Kong
The BBC's China correspondent Stephen McDonell has been interrupted on air by pro-Beijing protesters in Hong Kong. There have been mass demonstrations in the city in recent weeks against a proposed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police make ‘largest seizure’ of explosives
In a separate news conference, police said the discovery of explosives is the reason that they have barred the Sunday protest from finishing in Central, the heart of Hong Kong's business district, as ... ( read original story ...)
Extradition bill protests: why have Hong Kong’s business elite and tycoons abandoned Carrie Lam?
protesters’ sit-in on the major thoroughfares of Hong Kong was entering its third week. The demonstrators were tidying up their supplies and makeshift tents when word rippled through the crowd of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for fresh anti-government march
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong is bracing for another huge anti-government march on Sunday afternoon with seemingly no end in sight to the turmoil engulfing the finance hub, sparked by years of rising ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s sampan industry: a sunset trade that may sink under development plans at Aberdeen Harbour
Ngai’s shipyard, Chuen Kee, which he established in his 20s, is one of the three remaining facilities in Hong Kong for sampan repair and maintenance. For him, a sampan means more than just business. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seize explosives ahead of weekend protests
HONG KONG -- Police in Hong Kong discovered a stash of a powerful homemade explosive as the semi-autonomous Chinese city readied for another major pro-democracy protest on Sunday. Police said they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police find large cache of explosives ahead of weekend protests: Reports
ABC News was not able to independently confirm that In recent months, millions of residents in Hong Kong have protested against what they perceive as creeping Chinese influence in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An unknown assailant stabbed Hong Kong actor Simon Yam on Saturday during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam’s injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police make ‘largest ever’ seizure of explosives on eve of protests
Police uncovered 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of high explosives, 10 petrol bombs, corrosive liquids, weapons and metal poles at the property. "It's the largest such seizure we have ever come across in ... ( read original story ...)