Page 4 - Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong police ban annual march on July 1 amid tension over security law

The march planned for the July 1 anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty is against the city's social distancing rules and may cause violence, the police said

New law puts Hong Kong pastors at risk of being extradited to China: Report

For over a year, Hong Kong citizens have been out on the streets protesting against the proposed extradition bill, which would have allowed criminal suspects in the city to be sent to mainland China

China to have sweeping powers over Hong Kong security law, stoking concerns

The planned law has alarmed foreign governments as well as democracy activists in Hong Kong, who were already concerned that Beijing is eroding the high degree of autonomy

China's top legislature ends meeting; No Hong Kong announcement

There was no announcement of the draft after the meeting concluded, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Beijing's new security law to quash voices of dissent in Hong Kong: Report

South China Morning Post on Monday cited a senior official saying that Beijing will have jurisdiction over "some extremely rare" national security cases in Hong Kong under the new law

Hong Kong police blame youth for committing crimes in the name of protest

The police have been called out for their excessive use of forces against the demonstrators in the territory

HSBC's political tightrope act in Hong Kong opens up internal fault lines

Bank's statement on the eve of the June 4 anniversary of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square of a looming security law heightened worries among both executives and rank-and-file over staff conflict

Hongkongers eye grim future as China approves national security law

Members of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement fear that the new legislation will further tighten Beijing's grip on the state

Explainer: How important is Hong Kong to China as a free finance hub?

Hong Kong is one of the world's most open economies and one of the biggest channels for equity and debt financing

Security law offenders in Hong Kong won't be sent to China trial: Report

The new law permits for the first time Chinese security agencies to open their establishments in Hong Kong

China blocks US bid for UNSC meet on Hong Kong's new security legislation

Chinese envoy to the United Nations, Zhang Jun rejected the request made by the United States for a UNSC meeting on the issue and asked Washington 'to stop its power politics and bullying practices'.

US weighs options to 'punish' China over Hong Kong; sanctions likely

Among the likeliest early steps could be sanctions against Chinese officials, govt and companies involved in enforcing the proposed legislation, which has triggered street protests in Hong Kong

'I am just Hong Kong': A city's fate in China's hands

The new national security laws, outlined at the annual session of China's legislature on Friday, will likely curtail some of the civil liberties that differentiate Hong Kong from the rest of the count

UK, Australia, Canada condemn China's proposed security law for Hong Kong

The legislation would allow Beijing to take aim at the large often violent anti-government protests

'The end of Hong Kong'? China's new plan for the region has Trump fuming

China's action could spark fresh protests in Hong Kong, which enjoys many freedoms not allowed on the mainland

Hong Kong police arrest 14 pro-democracy activists for organising protests

The police action was connected to unauthorized assemblies on Aug. 18, Oct. 1 and 20 in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon last year, Superintendent Lam Wing-ho said at a briefing on Saturday.

Hong Kong retail sales fell for 11th straight month in Dec as protests hurt

For the whole of 2019, sales fell 11.1 per cent from a year earlier to Hong Kong dollar 431.2 billion

Moody's cuts Hong Kong rating citing weakening of autonomy due to China

The rating downgrade is a major blow to Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam, who has struggled to end more than seven months of huge and often violent pro-democracy protests.

Protesters hold 'Free Hong Kong' signs, demand boycott of Communist Party

Sporting their movement's trademark black clothing and face masks, rally participants packed into Chater Garden, not far from the city's Legislative Council building.

Despite its positives, social media can be used to spread falsehoods

Social media messaging has its positives but, being far faster than traditional ways of communication, it can be used to spread destructive falsehoods and distortions