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Three high profile young leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement rallies in 2014 have been jailed for their role in the pro-democracy protests. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow have been sentenced to six months, eight months and seven months ... ( read original story ...)

A court has overturned the earlier sentences of young Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and two other student leaders and sentenced them to prison in connection with huge pro-democracy protests in 2014. Last year Wong and student leader and disqualified ... ( read original story ...)

Young Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and two other student leaders of huge pro-democracy protests in 2014 braced for a court decision Thursday that could send them to prison. The three-judge panel is due to issue its ruling on a prosecution request for ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - The strange case of a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who claimed mainland Chinese agents stapled his legs as a warning has taken another twist after police arrested him Tuesday on suspicion of providing false information. Howard Lam made ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — The strange case of a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who claimed mainland Chinese agents stapled his legs as a warning has taken another twist after police arrested him on suspicion of providing false information. The Chinese-ruled ... ( read original story ...)

The bizarre episode has heightened concerns about the erosion of the rule of law in Hong Kong as the mainland authorities try to exert greater control over the semiautonomous Chinese city’s freewheeling politics. At a news conference in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A prominent member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party said on Friday he was beaten and "stapled" by mainland agents in the Chinese-controlled city before being dumped on a beach in what activists said was the latest warning to the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is preparing to roll out its first major profits tax reform in decades that will cost the government about HK$5 billion in annual revenue to ease the burden on smaller businesses. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po revealed on Monday that his ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong democracy activist has been arrested for misleading police ... Serious doubts about Lam’s story were raised by the FactWire news agency which published a report on Monday night directly contradicting his version of events. ( read original story ...)

Lee Cheuk-yan, a former lawmaker who took Mr Lam to hospital, told BBC News that this was a very strange case, with an unclear motive. "Either they are trying to warn off the people of Hong Kong, or they are trying to make trouble," he said. He admitted ... ( read original story ...)

He held it up at a news conference, where he also let reporters see the staples still in his legs. Lam said he was drugged again and later woke up on a beach. He said he would file a report with Hong Kong police, who did not respond immediately to a ... ( read original ...

A Hong Kong district councillor has spoken out about a need for employers to introduce rules over whether domestic workers in the region can use air conditioning, it's reported. According to Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), the Liberal Party's Michael ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong tourism industry representatives have expressed overwhelming support for the proposal to allow a joint checkpoint arrangement at the high speed rail terminus in West Kowloon, saying convenience and efficiency outweigh concerns over the ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing has addressed as many as 50 issues affecting Hong Kong people working in Chinese cities to provide them with the same privileges as their mainland counterparts, according to a report by the official Xinhua news agency on Wednesday. In Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)