Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas against protesters taking part in the first pro-democracy demonstration since China announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. Hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as thousands march against security law
Large-scale unrest returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus epidemic disrupted life in the territory earlier this year, as pro-democracy protesters and ... ( read original story ...)
Police Fire Tear Gas as Marchers Defy Warning: Hong Kong Update
Almost 200 politicians and legislators from 23 countries issued a joint statement criticizing China’s plans to impose a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, and warned that it could spark more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas at Protest Against China’s Push
Protesters ignored rules on social distancing and set aside coronavirus fears to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan to impose security legislation they see as a threat to freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Hit By Fresh Protest After China Security Proposal
The proposal is expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition, and comes after Hong Kong was shaken by months of massive, sometimes violent anti-government protests, and repeated warnings from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police use tear gas against thousands protesting new China law
Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters standing against Beijing's plan to unilaterally impose a sweeping national security law, marking a return to the demonstrations that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Law Will Help Restore Confidence, Finance Chief Says
China’s proposed national security legislation will help quell concerns about political unrest in Hong Kong, the main threat to confidence in the city’s financial sector, according to Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Last British governor says Hong Kong ‘betrayed’ by China
The last British governor of Hong Kong says China has betrayed the semi-autonomous territory by tightening control over the city it had promised could keep freedoms not found on the mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up Pacific GeneTech joins global search for African swine fever vaccine
Pacific GeneTech has partnered with a US firm to develop vaccines for the disease, which has caused the deaths or culling of hundreds of millions of pigs globally ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: violence feared as riot police gather ahead of unauthorised rally
Armoured vehicles and water cannon have been deployed to tackle protests amid China plans to force through security laws ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: World political figures condemn China’s security law plan
Nearly 200 political figures from around the world have added to growing condemnation of Beijing's planned new security law in Hong Kong. Signatories from Europe, Asia, north America and Australia ... ( read original story ...)
China to impose sweeping security law in Hong Kong, heralding end of city’s autonomy
Beijing’s announcement represented the boldest step in its campaign to undermine the former British colony’s political freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for protests on heels of proposed national security laws
Hong Kong braced on Sunday for its first protests since Beijing's controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, in what could provide a litmus test of public opposition to ... ( read original story ...)