Hong Kong
Christmas cards collected for jailed Hong Kong protesters
Protesters in Hong Kong wrote hundreds of Christmas cards on Thursday for people jailed in the city's pro-democracy movement, promising they won't be forgotten as they face spending the festive season behind bars.
Hong Kong protests cross half-year mark with rally
Marchers were expected to fill Hong Kong streets Sunday in a protest that will test the enduring appeal of an anti-government movement marking a half year of demonstrations.
HKSAR gov't urges political figures to stop asking for foreign intervention in Hong Kong affairs
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government expressed on Friday deep regret over the spreading of untrue claims overseas in recent days by some Hong Kong political figures who urged foreign governments or legislatures to interfere with the affairs of the HKSAR.
RHB Bank to shut down Hong Kong operations
Malaysia-based RHB Bank has decided to close its business operations in Hong Kong due to an increasingly challenging environment.
Hong Kong must enhance education, implementation mechanism for national Constitution, Basic Law: HKSAR chief executive
Hong Kong must enhance the education and implementation mechanism for the national Constitution and the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Carrie Lam said here on Wednesday.
Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong's streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement.
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory.
Hong Kong tunnel reopens, campus siege nears end
A major tunnel in Hong Kong reopened on Wednesday as a weeklong police siege of a nearby university appeared to be winding down, closing one of the more violent chapters in the city's anti-government protests.
Pro-democracy camp wins landslide in Hong Kong vote
Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Senior HKSAR gov't official calls for peace to be restored to universities
A senior official of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that some Hong Kong universities have been dragged into the "vortex of politics and violence," dealing a blow to their function and image.