Tag: Hong Kong protests

News July 1, 2017

The Chinese president has sworn in the new leader of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, as the territory marks 20 years since its...

Headlines June 28, 2017

Hong Kong student pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong was detained by police on Wednesday after an anti-China protest...

Headlines June 28, 2017

Pro-democracy protesters climbed a statue in Hong Kong Wednesday and staged a sit-in ahead of a visit by President Xi...

Headlines June 26, 2017

Hong Kong saw multiple protests Monday ahead of a visit by President Xi Jinping to mark 20 years since the city was...

Headlines May 4, 2017

Hong Kong is unrecognisable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fuelled by resentment...

Headlines April 29, 2017

A multi-million dollar programme of events in Hong Kong will mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by...

Headlines March 29, 2017

Nine Hong Kong democracy activists appeared in court Thursday over the Umbrella Movement mass protests in a case they...

Headlines March 27, 2017

Police cracked down on Hong Kong democracy activists Monday saying they would be charged over the Umbrella Movement...

Headlines March 25, 2017

A pro-China committee will choose a new leader for Hong Kong Sunday to take the helm of a deeply divided city that is...

Headlines February 27, 2017

Pro-democracy protesters Monday gatecrashed a press conference by Hong Kong leadership hopeful Carrie Lam, displaying...

Headlines February 17, 2017

Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years today for what the judge described as a 'vicious' attack on a...

International November 6, 2016

Police fired pepper spray in running battles with thousands of demonstrators on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday as...