From Beijing’s perspective, two red lines must not be crossed: a declaration of independence and the use of Hong Kong as a base for subversion on the mainland. Seen this way, the failed reform of 2015 ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Stocks to Start Mixed; U.S. Shares Climb: Markets Wrap
Traders remain on tenterhooks after a volatile start to August. The daily yuan fix will be closely ... Stocks The S&P 500 Index rose 1.3% on Tuesday.Futures on Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5%.Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police reveal their new weapon: Anti-riot officers will start spraying protesters with paint to help identify masked activists
Hong Kong police are set to start spraying liquid dye at crowds during potential future demonstrations to help them catch protesters who wear masks to conceal their identity. Once sprayed onto a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong descends into chaos as protests continue
Hong Kong is on "the verge of a very dangerous situation," said Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who insisted that she has no plans to resign. Lam said at a news conference that the protests had "ulterior ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters in Hong Kong decry government’s ’empty rhetoric’
But some Hong Kong residents feel that Beijing has been increasingly encroaching on their freedoms. At their news conference, the protesters apologized for the inconveniences brought on by a general ... ( read original story ...)
China Warns Hong Kong Protesters Not to ‘Take Restraint for Weakness’
It was rare for the office to hold a news conference, and even rarer for it to hold another just a week later, an indication of the Chinese leadership’s struggle to respond to the increasingly fraught ... ( read original story ...)
Group of Hong Kong activists says will not back down on demands: TV
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A group of activists dressed in the Hong Kong protest uniform of masks and hard hats held a widely televised news conference Tuesday and urged the city’s leader Carrie Lam to ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hongkong Land be able to withstand weakening office space demand?
SINGAPORE (Aug 6): Hongkong Land, the property group which is a member of the Jardine group, reported a 63% fall in 1H19 earnings ended June to US$411 million ($568 million) from US$1.1 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank to sell yuan bills in Hong Kong
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The People’s Bank of China will sell 30 billion yuan ($4.26 billion) of offshore yuan-denominated bills in Hong Kong on August 14, it said on Tuesday. The PBOC is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong strike disrupts city as leader warns of ‘dangerous situation’
The actions — and the protest-linked chaos that ensued again — struck at Hong Kong’s increasingly precarious position as an efficient base for business and signaled widening public anger over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, rubber bullets as strikes paralyze city
Long lines of traffic snaked across Hong Kong island into the heart of the business center and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport, where more than 200 flights were canceled at one point. ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong police fire more tear gas
11 a.m. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has no plans to resign over the civil unrest targeting her administration. Lam said she took responsibility for problems as chief executive and was ... ( read original story ...)
Protests disrupt Hong Kong work day as leader vows to remain
She said current protests were operating with "ulterior motives" that threaten Hong Kong's prosperity and security. "I don't think at this point in time, resignation of myself or some of my colleagues ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests force airports to cancel more than 200 flights
On Chinese state broadcaster CCTV’s daily noon news report, an anchor read aloud from a strongly-worded editorial titled “The Chaos in Hong Kong Must Not Continue.” “We warn those maniacs ... ( read original story ...)