Last August he was banned by a Hong Kong court from making any more climbs after he was charged over a 2011 illegal ascent of the 27-floor Hang Seng Bank building. At the time he vowed to return to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Retreat Further as Protest Fallout Deepens
Load Error Demonstrators push a barricade in North Point, Hong Kong on Aug. 5. The Hang Seng Properties Index fell 2.3% and entered ... In a research note, state-run Industrial & Commercial Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
‘It feels like a war movie’: Canadians describe protests and clashes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong clashes are leading to fear of further escalation for at least some of the 300,000 Canadians living there, with some describing scenes feeling “like a war movie.” Around the world people ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Trump urges Xi to meet demonstrators
A repeat of the military crackdown on the 1989 student-led protests in China would be a "big mistake", he told news outlet Voice of America. China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, said Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests could have an even bigger impact on markets than US-China trade
As demonstrations in Hong Kong enter their 11th week, a political crisis triggered by opposition to an extradition bill is threatening to become an economic one for Asia’s financial hub. Since ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: How did we get here?
The tension boiled over this week as protesters swarmed Hong Kong's busy airport and shut it down, two days in a row. So how did it come to this, and where will it go from here? CBS News Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
Chan said at a news conference. He said the government will increase payments for elderly and low-income residents and provide subsidies to small businesses and parents of schoolchildren. The package ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police: not aware of any military plans by China
Liu Xiaoming said extremists masquerading as pro-democracy activists are dragging Hong Kong "down a dangerous road." He told a news conference in London that if unrest becomes "uncontrollable . the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Umbrella Movement leader released on bail
HONG KONG — A top opposition leader imprisoned on public disorder ... restricting access to the facilities to those with travel documents, Tse said at a daily news briefing. While acknowledging some ... ( read original story ...)
Freeland urges Canadians to heed Ottawa’s warnings before heading to Hong Kong
“Our government is very aware that there are 300,000 Canadians in Hong Kong,” Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told a news conference Wednesday in Toronto, where she met with German ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong unveils $2.4 billion support package as protests add to economic strains
Chinese paramilitary forces conducted exercises across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, raising fears that Beijing may be preparing to act against mass demonstrations in the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Trump suggests ‘personal meeting’ with Chinese president
A repeat of the military crackdown on the 1989 student-led protests in China would be a "big mistake", he told news outlet Voice of America. China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, said on ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese paramilitary forces seen exercising across border from Hong Kong
... police were assembling in Shenzhen for exercises in what some saw as a threat to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. (CBC News) Worst-case scenarios, he said, could involve the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport protests are a warning that violence is bad for business: Don Pittis
When my partner and I first flew into Hong Kong 30 years ago, the territory's Kai Tak Airport was notoriously ranked as one of the world's most dangerous. The airport was built on a strip of reclaimed ... ( read original story ...)