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Hong Kong leader says she would 'quit' if she could
At the closed-door meeting, Lam told the group that she now has 'very limited' room to resolve the crisis because the unrest has become a national security and sovereignty issue for China amid rising tensions with the United States.
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Hong Kong on edge after weekend of clashes, airport disruption
Protesters have called for a general strike on Monday but the city appeared to return to relative calm with shops open, trains operating and workers making their way to offices across the global financial hub.
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Hong Kong protesters plan to disrupt airport after night of chaos
Protest organisers have urged the public to overwhelm road and rail links to the airport, one of the world’s busiest, on Sunday and Monday, potentially disrupting flights. People would begin gathering at 1pm, protest groups said.
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Hong Kong reels from worst clashes in months as protesters battle police
Police had banned a planned demonstration in the financial hub on security grounds, but tens of thousands defied authorities Saturday to march through the city's main highways for the 13th consecutive weekend.
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon in latest clashes
Police fired round after round of tear gas as protesters took cover behind umbrellas between the local headquarters of China’s People’s Liberation Army and government HQ.
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Hong Kong protesters expected to regroup despite police ban
Police blocked plans for a mass show of force marking the fifth anniversary of a decision by China to curtail democratic reforms in the former British colony, which returned to China in 1997.
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Hong Kong police round up activists as mass rally called off
The sweep comes after a major rally planned by a civil rights group on Saturday was banned by police on security grounds.
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Hong Kong democracy activist among 3 arrested before weekend protests
Joshua Wong, the face of Hong Kong’s push for full democracy during protests in 2014, was released from jail in June after serving a five-week term for contempt of court.
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China military says will make 'new' contributions to Hong Kong's stability
The military has now completed a routine troop rotation in Hong Kong, with air, land and maritime forces entering the territory, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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Hong Kong leader says escalation of violence is becoming more serious
Lam was speaking in public for the first time since anti-government demonstrations escalated on Sunday, when police fired water cannon and volleys of tear gas in running battles with protesters who threw bricks and petrol bombs.
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Battered Hong Kong faces economic recession, existential crisis
Hong Kong is facing its first recession in a decade, with all its growth pillars under significant stress.
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Hong Kong police arrest 29 after overnight clashes, more protests planned
Police used tear gas after some protesters threw Molotov cocktails and bricks and others tore up “smart” lamp posts equipped with surveillance cameras.
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Frontline view: Making the case for violence in Hong Kong protests
In one of the world’s safest cities, the idea of violence as a legitimate form of political expression - hand-in-hand with peaceful protest - is becoming increasingly mainstream in the evolving tactics of a decentralised pro-democracy movement that has disrupted Chinese-ruled Hong Kong for 11 weeks.
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Hong Kong leader says dialogue and 'mutual respect' offer way out of chaos
Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully in torrential rain on Sunday in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations.
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Hong Kong leader says she hopes peaceful protest was a turning point
Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully in the Chinese-ruled city in torrential rain on Sunday in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations.
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China lashes Taiwan over offer to Hong Kong protesters
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen voiced support last month for granting asylum to some Hong Kong protesters, with the semi-autonomous financial hub in the midst of an unprecedented political crisis.
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Hong Kong protests set to continue
Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week as political tensions continue to rise over a now suspended extradition bill.
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Hong Kong readies for more mass protests after huge, peaceful rally
The protests began more than 11 weeks ago as opposition to a now-suspended bill that would have allowed suspects to be extradited to mainland China for trial in Communist Party-controlled courts and have since swelled into wider calls for democracy.
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Hong Kong protesters march in show of 'peaceful' credentials after chaos
The financial hub has been plunged into crisis by ten weeks of demonstrations, with images of masked black-clad protesters engulfed by tear gas during street battles against riot police stunning a city once renowned for its stability.
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Hong Kong braces for mass anti-government rally
Demonstrations have lost some intensity since the ugly scenes witnessed during the protesters’ occupation of the city’s airport earlier in the past week, and Sunday’s rally could show whether the movement still has broad-based support.
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Hong Kong teachers rally in thunderstorm at start of weekend of protests
Following the escalation in violence during the past few days, the demonstrations this weekend will provide a litmus test as to whether the protest movement can retain the broad support that it has appeared to enjoy.
