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Tear gas as thousands defy police in latest Hong Kong march
Crowds of black-clad protesters, many wearing face masks despite a recent ban, filled Causeway Bay, a popular shopping district, and clashes soon erupted as riot police tried to scatter them.
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Hong Kong in recession as GDP plunges 3.2% in third quarter
Figures showed gross domestic product in the third quarter plunged 3.2% from the previous quarter, which had seen a loss of 0.4%.
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Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed, but move unlikely to end unrest
The extradition bill would have allowed defendants charged with serious crimes to be sent for trial abroad, including to Communist Party-controlled courts in China.
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Tear gas and water cannon as crowds defy Hong Kong rally ban
Authorities had forbidden the rally in Tsim Sha Tsui, a densely-packed shopping district filled with luxury boutiques and hotels, citing public safety and previous violence from hardcore protesters.
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Hong Kong chief abandons policy speech; protest leader hospitalised
The city's unelected pro-Beijing leader, who has historic low approval ratings, tried twice to begin her policy address inside the Legislative Council, three months after the building was trashed by masked protesters.
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Hong Kong leader rules out concessions in face of escalating violence
Protesters have five main demands, which include universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into what they say has been excessive force by police in dealing with the demonstrations.
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Hong Kong gears up for pro-democracy rally after latest weekend of unrest
Activists said they planned to gather at Chater Garden in Admiralty district near government headquarters at 1100 GMT, a day after demonstrators rampaged across the territory.
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Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning
The financial hub has been gripped by protests for four months, and there have been regular clashes between hardcore demonstrators and police.
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More Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to business
MTR Corp said a line servicing a densely populated area in the city’s New Territories would not operate and all lines would close by 9pm, more than three hours earlier than normal.
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NBA head Adam Silver defends response over tweet uproar
Daryl Morey apologised on Monday for any hurt caused by the tweet that he quickly deleted over the weekend, but his support for the protests in the Chinese-ruled city angered Beijing, Chinese fans and the team’s partners in a key NBA market.
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says no plans to use emergency powers for other laws
Carrie Lam was speaking at a news conference after a long weekend of violent protests at which thousands of people defied colonial-era emergency powers imposed on Saturday that had banned the wearing of face masks.
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French director backs Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Ladj Ly said Monday it was normal for people to demonstrate if a government "was not doing its job.
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Hong Kong metro partially reopens, city struggles after violent weekend
Tens of thousands of protesters marched peacefully through the centre of the Chinese-ruled city on Sunday, wearing face masks in defiance of colonial-era emergency powers that threaten them with a maximum of one year in prison for hiding their faces.
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Petrol bombs and tear gas rock Hong Kong, scores arrested for defying mask ban
Police fired tear gas and baton charged protesters in several locations, while some protesters threw bricks and petrol bombs at police, as night began to fall.
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Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt
The latest acts of resistance came after a night of widespread chaos as hardcore protesters trashed dozens of subway stations, vandalised shops, set fires and blocked roads.
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Clashes in Hong Kong as face masks banned under rare emergency powers
In the northern district of Yuen Long, a police officer opened fire when he was surrounded in his car and attacked by protesters, a petrol bomb exploding at his feet.
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Rich Hong Kong citizens rush for ‘golden visas’ in Europe
Golden visa schemes are particularly attractive in Europe because of the freedom of movement principle allowing citizens to travel to the other countries in the bloc without a visa.
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2 SAA employees arrested in Hong Kong after being found with R45m worth of drugs
The flight attendants were arrested separately on 23 and 24 September after being found with drugs worth more than R45 million.
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Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday
It was the first such shooting in nearly four months of increasingly violent protests and threatened to strip the spotlight from China's carefully choreographed birthday party, designed to underscore its status as a global superpower.
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Jinping vows ‘no force’ will shake China as HK protesters clash with police
China's National Day was marked by widespread chaos in Hong Kong as political unrest continued.
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China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong seethes
Some 15,000 troops along with tanks, missiles and high-tech drones paraded down the Avenue of Eternal Peace as Xi and other Communist Party leaders watched from a rostrum overlooking Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
