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China plans to replace Hong Kong's Carrie Lam as protests drag on: Report

The pro-Beijing leader has faced sustained criticism from protesters in the semi-autonomous city

US House passes Hong Kong 'Democracy Act'; move may infuriate China further

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill sought by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong that aims to defend civil rights in the semi-autonomous territory. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which will now move to a similar vote in the Senate before it can become law, has drawn rare bipartisan support in a polarized Congress. Its passage is likely to further aggravate China which has accused "external forces" of fuelling weeks of unrest in the global financial hub. "Today we're simply urging the Chinese president and the Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, to faithfully honor the government's promises" that Hong Kong's rights and autonomy would be protected, Republican Representative Chris Smith, prime sponsor of the bill, said on the House floor. Millions have taken to the streets of Hong Kong, initially against a now-dropped bid by its leaders to allow extraditions to the authoritarian Chinese mainland. The months-long movement has expanded into a

Hong Kong braces for mass protests over weekend ahead of China National Day

A series of pro- and anti-Beijing protests is planned ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday

Prominent Hong Kong activist urges Starbucks to cancel local franchise

In a tweet early on Friday, Wong asked for the franchise of Maxim's Caterers, which runs the Starbucks outlets in the city, to be terminated "immediately"

Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold town hall meeting today

Both Lam and Beijing have ruled out any further concessions to protesters

A concession to Hong Kong

Extradition Bill withdrawal may not stop protests

Extradition bill that triggered Hong Kong protests to be withdrawn

Millions of people have taken to Hong Kong's streets since June in the biggest challenge to China's rule of semi-autonomous Hong Kong since its handover from the British in 1997

Hong Kong protesters target trains, urge general strike; turmoil continues

Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that operates under a "one country, two systems" framework, which gives citizens rights unseen on the mainland

Thousands march peacefully in Hong Kong defying police ban on mass rally

Police blocked plans for a mass show of force downtown to mark the fifth anniversary of a decision by China to curtail democratic reforms in the former British colony

As Hong Kong protests continue to grow, would China risk another Tiananmen?

China's brutal 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square resulted in two years of economic near-stagnation as the country became an international pariah

Tear gas and rubber bullets fired as Hong Kong returns to chaos

Clashes broke out as police attempted to clear the remnants of the latest mass rally against the government and its now-suspended effort to allow extraditions to mainland China

Pro-democracy supporters throng Hong Kong streets to protest against China

Many protesters heeded organisers' calls for them to wear black T-shirts in a show of support for the three activists, including young protest leader Joshua Wong

In Hong Kong, crowds rally in favour of jailed pro-democracy activists

They held signs like 'give back hope to my children', 'one prisoner of conscience is one too many'