Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a news briefing Monday in Beijing that the bill was necessary to “uphold the rule of law” in Hong Kong. Besides local activists’ fears of political ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Thousands protest against China extradition law
Reuters news agency reported that people were chanting "step down, Carrie Lam". Ms Lam is the pro-Beijing leader of Hong Kong. Hong Kong has a separate legal system to mainland China, thanks to "one ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Thousands take to streets to protest new extradition laws
Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong’s parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial – a move which some ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands march in Hong Kong against extradition law
HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters have marched through downtown Hong Kong in opposition to changes to an extradition law that many see as eroding the territory’s independent legal system. Many of ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong's parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s young farmers learn that sharing their passion is a ray of hope in a sunset industry
In a 400-year-old Hakka village near Hong Kong’s border town of Sha Tau Kok, there is a sea of green seedlings sprouting up in flooded fields. The young rice stalks, spreading across around 15,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Wolf, photographer of mega-cities, dies in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Michael Wolf, an award-winning photographer known for his work depicting megacities, has died at his home in Hong Kong. He was 64. Wolf died in his sleep on Wednesday, said Sarah Greene, ... ( read original story ...)
Photographer Michael Wolf, chronicler of Hong Kong’s high-density living, dies
His most famous work depicted the towering architecture of Hong Kong, where he lived and worked. Wolf, who was born in 1954 and grew up in the US and Canada, moved to Hong Kong in 1994, where he ... ( read original story ...)
Battle for Hong Kong Airlines pulls complex HNA holdings into daylight
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shareholders summoned by Hong Kong Airlines this month for a meeting were greeted with some shocking news: the airline needed at least HK$2 billion in fresh funds or it would ... ( read original story ...)
Hand-carved mahjong tiles are a dying craft in Hong Kong
HONG KONG -- Just opposite the entrance to a neon-lit night market, one of Hong Kong's few remaining carvers of mahjong tiles engraves the two Chinese characters for the number 8,000 on a piece of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sentences leaders of 2014 democracy protests
HONG KONG -- A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months Wednesday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests on public nuisance offences. The sentences are seen ... ( read original story ...)
Leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests sentenced
HONG KONG -- A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months Wednesday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests on charges of public nuisance offences. The ... ( read original story ...)
Four Hong Kong ‘Occupy’ leaders jailed for 2014 democracy protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court jailed four leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy “Occupy” movement on Wednesday amid heightened concerns over the decline of freedoms in the China-ruled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy ‘Occupy’ activists jailed for role in mass protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Wednesday jailed key leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy “Occupy” movement in a move that highlights political divisions nearly five years after protests ... ( read original story ...)