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Hong Kong Leader Invokes Emergency Law

Ban on masks at protests takes effect Saturday

(Newser) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam banned protesters from wearing masks Friday in a hardening of the government’s stance on the territory’s most disruptive crisis since it reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. Lam announced the ban at an afternoon news conference where she decried a recent escalation of...

Hong Kong Plans to Outlaw Masks
Hong Kong Plans
to Outlaw Masks
Oct 3, 2019 3:33 PM CDT

Hong Kong Plans to Outlaw Masks

Government would invoke colonial-era emergency powers for the first time

(Newser) - Hong Kong is moving toward enacting a ban on face masks like those pro-democracy demonstrators have been wearing in street protests. To do that, the government would start using emergency powers for the first time in a half-century that date to British colonial rule. The law allows the chief executive,...

After HK Teen Is Shot, Critics Condemn 'Trigger-Happy' Cops

Chinese state media, meanwhile, says shooting of teen protester was 'totally appropriate'

(Newser) - China's commemoration of 70 years of Communist rule earned a thumbs-up from the US president, but in Hong Kong, protesters called National Day a "day of grief." With mass transit in the city shut down, Molotov cocktails thrown, and roads blocked, police started firing tear gas and...

Protester Shot as Hong Kongers Defy Ban

Tens of thousands marched on China's National Day

(Newser) - As Beijing marked 70 years of Communist Party rule with a massive military parade , black-clad protesters in Hong Kong declared National Day to be a "Day of Grief." A crowd estimated by organizers at 100,000 defied a protest ban Tuesday and marched through the city center, RTHK...

After Clashes, Hong Kong Bans Pro-Democracy March

Protesters declare 'Day of Grief' on National Day

(Newser) - Hong Kong authorities on Monday rejected an appeal for a major pro-democracy march on China's National Day holiday after two straight days of violent clashes between protesters and police in the semi-autonomous territory raised fears of more showdowns that could embarrass Beijing. The Civil Human Rights Front, which has...

Protesters Ask US for Help in Red, White and Blue Rally

Clashes follow peaceful march in Hong Kong

(Newser) - The standoff in Hong Kong between pro-democracy demonstrators and police took a confrontational turn Sunday afternoon, after a peaceful march pleading for US intervention. Police made arrests at the city's Central subway station before protesters blocked an exit and set their barricade on fire, CNN reports. Windows were smashed...

After Months of Unrest, a 'Dramatic U-Turn' in Hong Kong

Leader Carrie Lam withdraws controversial extradition bill that sparked violent protests

(Newser) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam formally withdrew an extradition bill Wednesday as protesters have demanded, in what CNN notes was a "dramatic U-turn" for the chief executive. The bill allowing Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials has sparked massive protests that have rocked the...

In Leaked Audio, HK Leader Says She Would Quit If She Could

She apologizes for 'unforgivable havoc'

(Newser) - Many Hong Kongers would like Chief Executive Carrie Lam to step down—and Carrie Lam is apparently among them. In leaked audio from a meeting with businesspeople last week, Lam says she has caused "unforgivable havoc" and she would step down—if it was an option. "If I...

On Hong Kong's 1st Day of School, a Massive Boycott

Students stage mass strike instead of attending classes

(Newser) - Clad in gas masks along with their formal white school uniforms, the AP reports that tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong boycotted the first day of classes Monday as part of a citywide strike following a violent weekend of demonstrations. High school students added gas masks, goggles, and...

Gasoline Bombs, Fires Mark Hong Kong Protest
Fires Erupt in Hong Kong
Aug 31, 2019 1:00 PM CDT

Fires Erupt in Hong Kong

Welcome to week 13 of the protests

(Newser) - Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the street on Saturday, while police fired tear gas and blue-colored water from truck-mounted cannons in the 13th consecutive weekend of anti-government and anti-police demonstrations, the AP reports. The protesters provoked and obstructed the police repeatedly...

Hong Kong Bans Protest, Rounds Up Pro-Democracy Leaders

Activists accuse government of trying to spread fear

(Newser) - Hong Kong police arrested well-known activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group Friday, and authorities denied permission for a major march in what appears to a harder line on this summer's protests. The organizers of Saturday's march, the fifth anniversary of a decision by...

China Sends New Troops to 'Glorious Mission' in Hong Kong

Military says it was a routine rotation

(Newser) - China's military deployed fresh troops to Hong Kong early Thursday in what it called a routine rotation amid speculation that it might intervene in the city's pro-democracy protests. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed armored carriers, trucks, and a patrol boat crossing the border at night from the...

In Hong Kong Protest, a Warning Shot Rings Out

Police draw weapons amid another day of violence

(Newser) - Hong Kong police used tear gas, drew their guns, and fired a warning shot Sunday after anti-government protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods. The clashes escalated the Chinese city's summer of protests, which shows no sign of subsiding, per the AP . Sunday's main showdown took place on...

Hong Kong, Peaceful No More
Hong Kong Erupts
All Over Again
Aug 24, 2019 1:10 PM CDT

Hong Kong Erupts All Over Again

Democracy protesters clash with police the day after forming a long human chain

(Newser) - Hong Kong protesters threw bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long anti-government protests on Saturday for the first time in nearly two weeks, the AP reports. Hundreds of black-clad protesters armed with bamboo poles and baseball bats fought with...

Hong Kong Protesters Make 30-Mile Human Chain
Hong Kong Protesters
Join for a Symbolic Move
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Aug 23, 2019 2:05 PM CDT

Hong Kong Protesters Join for a Symbolic Move

They form a miles-long human chain

(Newser) - Things were peaceful in Hong Kong Friday, though protesters found a way to send a message. They formed a human chain that stretched nearly 30 miles across the city, reports the Guardian . The unusual protest was actually an homage to a famous protest 30 years ago by residents of Estonia,...

UK 'Very Concerned' After Envoy Goes Missing in China

Hong Kong resident did not return from business trip

(Newser) - The British foreign ministry said it is "extremely concerned" about an employee of its consulate in Hong Kong who has been missing since crossing into China on a business trip. A statement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it is seeking information from Hong Kong and Guangdong province...

Twitter, Facebook Pull Accounts Tied to Chinese Disinformation

Ads were placed attacking Hong Kong protesters

(Newser) - Twitter and Facebook have taken down scores of accounts they say are being used in the Chinese's government's disinformation campaign against the protesters in Hong Kong. Twitter has pulled 936 accounts, CNBC reports, saying in a post, "We have reliable evidence to support that this is a...

In Hong Kong, 'Peace Is the No. 1 Priority Today'

Rain doesn't slow protests down, but activists hope to avoid recent violent clashes with police

(Newser) - Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity. Organizers said they hoped the assembly would be peaceful, which would make for a...

Jackie Chan: Pro-Democracy Protests Are 'Depressing'

'Hong Kong hates you' one commenter wrote online after Chan's remarks on Hong Kong protests

(Newser) - If pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong had hoped for a celebrity endorsement, Jackie Chan's not their man. The martial arts star and actor spoke up about the recent demonstrations in his birthplace, and he doesn't seem inspired by the protesters, calling the protests "sad" and "depressing,...

Trump Links Hong Kong to China Deal
Trump Links
Hong Kong to
China Deal
Aug 15, 2019 7:32 AM CDT

Trump Links Hong Kong to China Deal

He suggests 'personal meeting' with Xi Jinping

(Newser) - President Trump says China wants to make a deal to save its economy from the effects of American tariffs—but he wants it to "work humanely with Hong Kong first." In a series of tweets , the president linked trade discussions to the political crisis in Hong Kong, where...

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