Hong Kong protests: Pro-democracy activists vow to hit streets after Opposition lawmakers try to overturn face mask ban
5 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong protests: Pro-democracy activists vow to hit streets after Opposition lawmakers try to overturn face mask ban

Firstpost  

Hong Kong: The majority of Hong Kong’s subway stations remained closed Sunday as the city braced for more protests with pro-democracy activists vowing to hit the streets and opposition lawmakers trying to overturn a face mask ban. Thousands of protesters staged unsanctioned marches and flashmob protests at multiple locations on Saturday, a day after the city’s leader outlawed face coverings at protests, invoking colonial-era emergency powers not used for half a century. Pro-democracy lawmakers are seeking an emergency injunction later Sunday in a bid to overturn the face mask ban and declare the emergency powers invalid because they bypass the city’s legislature. “I would say this is one of the most important constitutional cases in the history of Hong Kong,” lawmaker Dennis Kwok told reporters outside court on Sunday.

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A pro-democracy ex-lawmaker in Hong Kong has been convicted of rioting during 2019 protests
4 weeks ago

A pro-democracy ex-lawmaker in Hong Kong has been convicted of rioting during 2019 protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted a pro-democracy former lawmaker of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in July 2019. The men, all clad in white shirts, in contrast with the black worn by protesters, claimed to be protecting their homeland in Yuen Long, a residential …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for …

Hong Kong businesses are under threat for association with pro-democracy protests
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong businesses are under threat for association with pro-democracy protests

NPR  

Hong Kong businesses are under threat for association with pro-democracy protests In Hong Kong, long after the protest movement that kicked off five years ago fizzled out, a quiet tussle is playing out over the fate of businesses that once supported the ideals of the demonstrators. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014 and 2019 caused a …

The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists
7 months, 1 week ago

The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Activist Chan Po-ying is permitted only 15-minute daily visits to see her husband, Leung Kwok-hung, separated by a plexiglass barrier in a highly guarded Hong Kong jail. The government had warned there might be legal consequences, but Chan didn’t stop former pro-democracy legislator Leung from participating in an unofficial 2020 primary election that would lead to his …

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists
7 months, 1 week ago

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The government had warned there might be legal consequences, …

Hong Kong: Law giving government more power to curb dissent passed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong: Law giving government more power to curb dissent passed

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. Simon Young, a professor at the University of Hong Kong’s law faculty said the legislature did more than “rubber-stamping” the …

Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
10 months ago

Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law increasingly used to crush dissent. Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal upheld a 40-month sentence for pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi, the first person tried under the city’s …

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. At the height of the 2019 anti-government movement, Hong Kong’s government invoked emergency powers to ban masks from public gatherings so it can identify protesters who officials …

Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, its last major COVID restriction
1 year, 10 months ago

Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, its last major COVID restriction

LA Times  

Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In order to give people a very clear message that Hong Kong is resuming normalcy, I think this is the right time to make the decision,” he said. He said the return to greater normality would be beneficial to Hong Kong’s …

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
2 years, 7 months ago

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Heavy police force patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the only place marking the event. The Foreign Ministry wrote on Facebook that “when this time of year comes around, there is a …

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown
3 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests voted to disband Saturday amid an ongoing crackdown on independent political activism in the semi-autonomous city. “So whatever the conditions are, we still think that in the coming future, Hong Kong people …

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown

The Hindu  

One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations said on Saturday it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee amid Beijing’s crackdown on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known for organising an annual rally and candlelight …

‘Be water’: Hong Kong protesters adopt Bruce Lee tactic to evade police crackdown
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Be water’: Hong Kong protesters adopt Bruce Lee tactic to evade police crackdown

The Independent  

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Hong Kong Bans Annual Tiananmen Vigil, Threatens Arrest for Attendees
55 years ago

Hong Kong Bans Annual Tiananmen Vigil, Threatens Arrest for Attendees

Slate  

Hong Kong authorities deployed thousands of police Friday to enforce a ban in the city on commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China. For the past three decades, thousands of people in Hong Kong would make a yearly pilgrimage on June 4 to the city’s Victoria Park to commemorate the anniversary of the pro-democracy protests organized …

Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil for second year
3 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil for second year

LA Times  

A candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last June to commemorate the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong authorities for the second year have banned the June 4 candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, organizers said Thursday. Hong Kong’s security minister, John Lee, warned residents not to organize or …

China's Hong Kong crackdown was decades in the making
3 years, 9 months ago

China's Hong Kong crackdown was decades in the making

ABC  

After completing negotiations to hand back Hong Kong to China, British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, recorded in her diary that she was "seriously disturbed by the Chinese insistence on recovering sovereignty over Hong Kong". Beijing's latest move to strip the number of directly elected representatives in the Hong Kong legislature is another sign that the promise of "one country, two …

Hong Kong Democrat Faints In Court After Protesters Gather For Landmark Subversion Hearing
3 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong Democrat Faints In Court After Protesters Gather For Landmark Subversion Hearing

News 18  

A Hong Kong court adjourned early on Tuesday after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the opposition. Authorities said the informal poll was part of a plan to “overthrow” the government, further raising alarm that Hong Kong has taken a swift authoritarian turn …

Lam defends China’s plan to ensure only ‘patriots’ rule Hong Kong
3 years, 10 months ago

Lam defends China’s plan to ensure only ‘patriots’ rule Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

Beijing says anyone who ‘goes against China and disrupts Hong Kong’ must not be allowed to take office in the semi-autonomous city. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has endorsed plans by Beijing to ensure “patriots” rule the city, saying they were needed to stop hatred of China and sustain the “one country, two systems” governance model for the semi-autonomous …

Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy
4 years ago

Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob …

Over 50 Hong Kong democracy activists arrested under national security law, says media reports
4 years ago

Over 50 Hong Kong democracy activists arrested under national security law, says media reports

The Hindu  

Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of breaking the city's national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown yet against the democratic opposition under the new law. The Democratic Party's Facebook page said police arrested the activists for participating in an independently organised ballot last year to select democratic candidates for …

Multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates disqualified from upcoming election
4 years, 5 months ago

Multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates disqualified from upcoming election

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Multiple Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates have been barred from standing in upcoming legislative elections, amid reports the government may postpone the polls until next year over the coronavirus. Twelve pro-democracy candidates were formally disqualified Thursday, including prominent Hong Kong activist and former leader of the 2014 Umbrella Movement Joshua Wong. On Twitter, Wong accused the Chinese …

Hong Kong schools told to remove books that violate new law as police powers extended
4 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong schools told to remove books that violate new law as police powers extended

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Schools in Hong Kong have been told that they must remove books and teaching materials that could violate the sweeping national security law that was imposed by Beijing last week, sparking concerns over mounting censorship in the city. “If basic freedom still exists under the national security law, how come the book I published when I …

Activist leaves Hong Kong after new law to advocate abroad
4 years, 6 months ago

Activist leaves Hong Kong after new law to advocate abroad

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law has left the city for an undisclosed location after testifying in a U.S. congressional hearing about a tough new security law imposed by mainland China on the semi-autonomous territory. Under the new security law, activists and politicians in Hong Kong who speak to foreign media or testify in foreign hearings …

Hong Kong protest leader Nathan Law pledges to fight for democracy in exile after fleeing city
4 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong protest leader Nathan Law pledges to fight for democracy in exile after fleeing city

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Prominent pro-democracy activist Nathan Law pledged Friday to continue to fight for Hong Kong’s democratic future, despite fleeing the city for what he said was his own safety. “The national security law is the most important development in securing ties between China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since the handover,” she said, framing criticism …

Hong Kong protests: More than 370 arrested during clashes with teargas and rubber bullets as new security law enters effect
4 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong protests: More than 370 arrested during clashes with teargas and rubber bullets as new security law enters effect

The Independent  

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Hong Kong riot cop rebuked for chanting 'black lives matter'
4 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong riot cop rebuked for chanting 'black lives matter'

India Today  

A Hong Kong riot cop who was filmed chanting "black lives matter" and "I can't breathe" on patrol during a demonstration on Friday has been reprimanded by authorities, according to media reports. A clip of the officer who was in Yau Ma Tei, in Hong Kong's Kowloon neighbourhood, was posted online, including the government funded public broadcaster RTHK's website, in …

AP PHOTOS: 1 year on, tumult of Hong Kong protests echoes
4 years, 6 months ago

AP PHOTOS: 1 year on, tumult of Hong Kong protests echoes

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A year has passed since the beginning of anti-government protests in Hong Kong that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Beijing cracked down hard on the demonstrations and has moved in recent weeks to make it illegal to disrespect the Chinese national anthem in Hong Kong and and pass …

Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
4 years, 7 months ago

Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China’s crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. After the vigil ended in Victoria Park, groups of protesters dressed in black carried flags that said, “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution …

People In Hong Kong Defy Police Ban, Gather To Commemorate Tiananmen Victims
4 years, 7 months ago

People In Hong Kong Defy Police Ban, Gather To Commemorate Tiananmen Victims

NPR  

People In Hong Kong Defy Police Ban, Gather To Commemorate Tiananmen Victims Hong Kong police had denied organizers permission to hold an annual rally commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre victims. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: For the first time in 31 years, these annual shouts of vindicate June 4 and justice will prevail were not supposed to ring out in Hong Kong's …

Tiananmen Square massacre: Thousands of Hong Kongers defy police ban to mark anniversary
4 years, 7 months ago

Tiananmen Square massacre: Thousands of Hong Kongers defy police ban to mark anniversary

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Thousands of Hong Kongers defied a police ban Thursday to gather in the city’s Victoria Park and mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Isaac Yee/CNN Lee Cheuk-yan, an organizer and former lawmaker, led the crowd in chants of “end one-party rule,” and “democracy for China!” Others chanted slogans from last year’s anti-government protests, …

Hong Kong leader criticizes ‘double standards’ over protests
4 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong leader criticizes ‘double standards’ over protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday criticized the “double standards” of foreign governments regarding national security, pointing to the current unrest in the United States as an example of how attitudes differ when protests hit home. Lam will lead a delegation of senior Hong Kong officials to Beijing on Wednesday to present her views on the planned national …

Rising tide: The Hindu Editorial on return of protests in Hong Kong
4 years, 7 months ago

Rising tide: The Hindu Editorial on return of protests in Hong Kong

The Hindu  

Protests and violence returned to Hong Kong on May 24. The protest assumed significance when two days before the march, China’s central government stunned Hong Kong’s pro-democracy parties by tabling a new national security bill, as the National People’s Congress met in Beijing. The bill, expected to be passed when the NPC’s annual session ends on Thursday, urges Hong Kong’s …

Riot police take zero tolerance approach to Hong Kong protests as tensions build
4 years, 7 months ago

Riot police take zero tolerance approach to Hong Kong protests as tensions build

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Around 300 people were arrested across Hong Kong Wednesday, as sporadic protests over a controversial new national security law were met by a massive police presence and zero tolerance approach, with pepper spray, kettling and searches used to quickly contain any potential unrest. Police were seen detaining people for shouting protest slogans and displaying banners, and …

Hong Kong police fire tear gas on biggest protests since COVID-19 curbs
4 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong police fire tear gas on biggest protests since COVID-19 curbs

The Hindu  

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijings plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, the biggest flare-up in the city since COVID-19 lockdowns began. Liberate Hong Kong,” “Fight for freedom, Stand with Hong Kong,” and “Hong Kong independence, the only way out.” The protest was the first …

China moves to tighten its grip on Hong Kong with stringent anti-dissent laws; Opposition leaders lament 'end' of city-State
4 years, 7 months ago

China moves to tighten its grip on Hong Kong with stringent anti-dissent laws; Opposition leaders lament 'end' of city-State

Firstpost  

China signalled on Thursday it would move forward with laws that would take aim at anti-government protests and other dissent in Hong Kong Beijing: China signalled on Thursday it would move forward with laws that would take aim at anti-government protests and other dissent in Hong Kong. The legislation would give Beijing power to counter the Hong Kong protests, which …

Hong Kong security law: Beijing to propose hugely controversial legislation
4 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong security law: Beijing to propose hugely controversial legislation

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China will move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for Hong Kong, in what could be the biggest blow to the city’s autonomy and civil liberties since its handover to Chinese rule in 1997. Ortagus noted that the State Department was delaying its submission to Congress of the annual Hong Kong Policy Act Report …

Crackdown against Hong Kong activists sparks protest talk
4 years, 8 months ago

Crackdown against Hong Kong activists sparks protest talk

Al Jazeera  

Arrests of pro-democracy activists, warnings from China shake up Hong Kong as the coronavirus keeps protesters at home. Hong Kong – Mass arrests in recent days have reignited talks of large protests returning in Hong Kong, as police targeted prominent pro-democracy figures involved in last year’s protest movement. After a Saturday morning trip to the Peak for exercise and breakfast …

Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s mass protests
4 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s mass protests

Al Jazeera  

Police in Hong Kong have arrested at least 14 pro-democracy activists in connection with the mass protests that rocked the Asian financial hub last year. “But, according to one of the those legislative councillors who has been arrested, he posted on social media saying that it is most likely due to their involvement in protests in the past year, particularly …

HKMAO backs HK court ruling that anti-mask law constitutional
4 years, 8 months ago

HKMAO backs HK court ruling that anti-mask law constitutional

China Daily  

The central government's high-level office that oversees Hong Kong affairs on Monday threw its weight behind a Hong Kong appellate court's ruling that backed the city government's ban on covering one's face at unlawful assemblies and protests. A spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said the ruling will help the law-based governance of the chief executive and …

Prohibition On Face Covering Masks During Lawful Public Meetings/Processions Unconstitutional: Hong Kong High Court [Read Judgment]
4 years, 9 months ago

Prohibition On Face Covering Masks During Lawful Public Meetings/Processions Unconstitutional: Hong Kong High Court [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The High Court of Hong Kong has held that legal provisions which bar the use of masks or facial covering while participating in a lawful public meeting and public procession are unconstitutional. Section 3 of the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation provides that a person must not use any facial covering that is likely to prevent identification while the person …

Coronavirus outbreak creates 'uneasy calm' on Hong Kong's streets as protesters retreat
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak creates 'uneasy calm' on Hong Kong's streets as protesters retreat

ABC  

Coronavirus has done what neither the Hong Kong police, the local legislature or the Chinese Communist Party could, with the outbreak pausing the city's protest movement. Key points: People have withdrawn from Hong Kong's streets amid the outbreak But many expect protesters to return once the threat has eased Supporters of the pro-democracy movement say their fight will continue For …

Protests flare up at Hong Kong shopping malls; demonstrators scuffle with riot police as Carrie Lam visits Beijing
5 years ago

Protests flare up at Hong Kong shopping malls; demonstrators scuffle with riot police as Carrie Lam visits Beijing

Firstpost  

Hong Kong has been embroiled in its worst political crisis in decades since June with anti-government protests posing a populist challenge to China’s leader Xi Jinping Hong Kong: Small groups of anti-government protesters gathered in shopping malls across Hong Kong on Sunday amid sporadic scuffles with riot police, with Chief Executive Carrie Lam away on a visit to Beijing. Hong …

Hong Kong protesters return to streets
5 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kong protesters return to streets

The Quint  

Hong Kong, Dec 1 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have returned to the streets, a week after it swept the local elections, according to media reports. According to the Hong Kong Police, around 5 p.m. hundreds of rioters gathered near Empire Center in Tsim Sha Tsui. At 3 p.m., thousands thronged Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon for a march organised under …

A Hong Kong protester shot by police says they ‘shouldn’t have to give our lives’ for democracy
5 years, 1 month ago

A Hong Kong protester shot by police says they ‘shouldn’t have to give our lives’ for democracy

CNN  

CNN — The 21-year-old unarmed protester who was shot and critically injured by a police officer in Hong Kong has spoken out for the first time since the incident, describing democracy as a basic human right – and not something people should have to die for. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Protesters use a rope to lower themselves from a pedestrian bridge …

The Right To Protest (with Face Masks)
5 years, 1 month ago

The Right To Protest (with Face Masks)

Live Law  

Earlier this morning, the High Court of Hong Kong handed down an important judgment on the "balance" between personal liberty and national security. Drawing upon insights from comparative law, the High Court therefore concluded that: "…the ERO, once invoked, seems to us to create in Hong Kong a separate source of laws that are primary legislation in all but name, …

Applying 'Proportionality Test', Hong Kong Top Court Holds Face Mask Ban Unconstitutional [Read Judgment]
5 years, 1 month ago

Applying 'Proportionality Test', Hong Kong Top Court Holds Face Mask Ban Unconstitutional [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Hong Kong High Court has ruled that the controversial legislative ordinance prohibiting covering of face using mask in public places is unconstitutional. The Chief Executive in Council of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, had introduced the Prohibition of Face Covering Regulation on October 5, 2019. The order passed by Justices Godfrey Lam and Anderson Chow in case titled "Leung Kwok …

Hong Kong mask ban ruled 'unconstitutional' as siege of Polytechnic University continues
5 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kong mask ban ruled 'unconstitutional' as siege of Polytechnic University continues

ABC  

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters holed up inside one of the city's universities, after a night of mayhem in which a police van was set alight and a police officer was shot with an arrow. Key points: Hong Kong's high court ruled a ban on facemasks was "unconstitutional" Protesters were met with tear gas …

Pro-China protesters to rally in Hong Kong today to denounce increasingly violent anti-govt unrest in Beijing-ruled city
5 years, 1 month ago

Pro-China protesters to rally in Hong Kong today to denounce increasingly violent anti-govt unrest in Beijing-ruled city

Firstpost  

Pro-China protesters plan to rally in Hong Kong on Saturday to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have become a prime target of attack Hong Kong: Pro-China protesters plan to rally in Hong Kong on Saturday to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have …

Hong Kong protester, 21, loses kidney after being shot by police
5 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kong protester, 21, loses kidney after being shot by police

Daily Mail  

Hong Kong riot police faced off with protesters today just hours after a protester was shot and a man set on fire in some of worst violence in more than five months of pro-democracy demonstrations. A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning - hitting at least one in the torso - during clashes broadcast live …

China says only patriots can become Hong Kong chief executive
5 years, 2 months ago

China says only patriots can become Hong Kong chief executive

Live Mint  

China’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs said Beijing will ensure only people loyal to it become the city’s chief executive, damping hopes of pro-democracy activists. The majority of representatives in Hong Kong’s cabinet, judiciary and legislative bodies should also support the central government, Zhang Xiaoming said in a post on the agency’s website. “This is part of Beijing’s plan …

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