Tag: Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong police move in to break up shopping mall protest clashes

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police moved in to break up scuffles on Sunday between pro-China protesters and those denouncing perceived Chinese meddling, in an around a shopping mall at the start of demonstrations across the city after months of unrest. The pro-China demonstrators chanted “Support the police” […]

Hong Kong children form chains of protest as economic worries grow

HONG KONG – Hundreds of uniformed school students, many wearing masks, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of clashes in the Chinese-ruled city. Metro stations reopened after some were closed on Sunday amid sometimes violent confrontations, […]

Marchers ask Trump to ‘liberate’ Hong Kong, as clashes erupt

HONG KONG — Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong urged President Donald Trump to “liberate” the semiautonomous Chinese territory during a peaceful march to the U.S. Consulate on Sunday, but violence broke out later in the business and retail district as police fired tear gas after protesters vandalized […]

Huge crowd takes Hong Kong protest message to US consulate

A huge crowd of pro-democracy activists marched to the United States consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday in a bid to ramp up international pressure on Beijing following three months of huge and sometimes violent protests. Millions have taken to Hong Kong’s streets over the last 14 weeks […]

Hong Kong protesters appeal to Trump for help before clashes erupt in evening

HONG KONG – Thousands of Hong Kong protesters on Sunday sang the Star Spangled Banner and called on U.S. President Donald Trump to “liberate” the Chinese-ruled city, before violence broke out in the latest in a three-month series of clashes and unrest. The protest started peacefully but fell […]

Pentagon chief urges Chinese restraint over Hong Kong protests

PARIS – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday urged the Chinese government to exercise restraint over protests in Hong-Kong. Esper made his call as police checked people travelling to Hong Kong’s international airport for passports and air tickets, preventing protesters gathering for another “stress test” of road […]

Hong Kong police stave off airport protest after night of violence

HONG KONG – Hong Kong police checked people travelling to the airport for passports and air tickets on Saturday, preventing protesters gathering for another “stress test” of road and rail links in the Chinese-ruled city. The increased scrutiny was aimed at avoiding the chaos of last weekend, when […]

Hong Kong stocks surge after extradition bill withdrawal reports

Hong Kong’s stock market soared Wednesday after local media reported that the city’s embattled leader is planning to fully withdraw a loathed extradition bill, one of the main demands of pro-democracy protesters. The Hang Seng index leapt more than three percent in afternoon trade after the South China […]

Hong Kong leader insists she will stay

Hong Kong’s embattled leader insisted Tuesday she had no intention of stepping down after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit over three months of unrest in the southern Chinese city. Hong Kong has endured dozens of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests triggered by opposition […]

Hong Kong students plan to strike as commutes disrupted

HONG KONG — High school students in Hong Kong added gas masks, goggles and hard hats to their formal white uniforms as they planned a strike on the first day of school Monday to show their commitment to a fiery anti-government protest movement. The nearly three months of […]

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