Police brace for violence as illegal protesters gather on HK streets
Despite Hong Kong police's objection to a march organized by the opposition group, rioters brazenly flouted the law and order by inciting protesters and vowing to stage a large-scale demonstration on Hong Kong Island on Saturday. The radical protesters published a detailed plan encouraging the use of hazardous weapons to counter the police.
Frontline HK officers confident in handling violence, condemn fake reporters
Frontline law enforcement officers met with Chinese and Western reporters separately at Hong Kong Police Force headquarters on Friday before a banned rally on Saturday for the fifth anniversary of the National People's Congress landmark 831 Decision.
Shenzhen police stage new drill using water cannons to deal with riot
The People's Armed Police staged a new drill that featured an apparent large-scaled anti-riot exercises in Shenzhen's Bay Sports Center on Thursday, near Hong Kong.
Arrests of three secessionist leaders indicate stricter and firmer enforcement from Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police arrested three backbone young activists ahead of Saturday's march which is widely expected to lead to violence.
Guidelines draw HK start-ups to Shenzhen
The fast-rising technology hub of Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, will attract more young entrepreneurs from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) under a central government plan to make the city a demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Hong Kong entrepreneurs who do business in Shenzhen told the Global Times.
Hong Kong parents object to children going to protests
"The thing I disapprove of the most is their saying 'I'm not Chinese,'" said Lun Yeung (pseudonym), 60, who was born and grew up in Hong Kong and whose father was from South China's Guangdong Province.
Radical HK protesters vandalize station as MTR obtains injunction
Radical protesters vandalized the Kwai Fong station in Hong Kong on Friday night, after the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) shut down the station around 9 pm and applied for an interim injunction to restrain those who intentionally damaged public property and trains.
Hong Kong to rekindle Lion Rock spirit of hard work
While young protesters in Hong Kong call for massive strikes across the city to paralyze public transport and to disrupt businesses and schools, many diligent Hongkongers continue to stand their ground, calling for the rekindling of a core value – “Lion Rock spirit,” a value that has shaped the city's economic phenomenon.
Twitter, Facebook action sparks backlash
Facebook and Twitter faced a strong backlash after the two platforms started to take down accounts from China in relation to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
Lam to establish platform for talks with protesters
Observers wondered if the surprisingly non-violent protest on Sunday signalled a turning point for the months-long chaos or was simply a tactic used by opposition forces to pressure the government and upgrade violence.
Hong Kong to establish mechanism to hold dialogue with protesters
The Hong Kong government will establish a communication and dialogue platform to hold talks with protesters, said Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at a press conference on Tuesday.
HK youth deceived by West
In the past two months, the radical protesters in Hong Kong, who consist of many young people and students who are infatuated with the West, have continuously showed their extremism through cyber bullying and real violence by provoking other residents of the city and people from the mainland, which prompted local experts and even many young students who disagree with them to speak out.
Riot leaders in Hong Kong use freedom and democracy as a guise, young students as cannon fodder
The "Gang of Four" in Hong Kong have been criticized for using freedom and democracy as a guise and young students as cannon fodder.
Hong Kong police keep high morale
Dozens of water barriers are set up around a residential building for Hong Kong police officers and their relatives. When a stranger approaches the entrance, two security guards ask him his identity and the purpose of his visit.
Hong Kong opposition-camp media confuse right and wrong
During the Hong Kong riots, the local journalists association has been accused of calling white black
US playing Hong Kong card dangerous: analyst
The US is openly playing Hong Kong as a card to exert strategic pressure on China amid the trade negotiations and escalating contention between the two countries, said Chinese experts, as senior US officials, institutions and foundations have increasingly lent support to prolonged riots in the special administrative region.
Who is messing with Hong Kong?
Some foreign forces have had a hand in what is happening in Hong Kong. The list includes the US Democratic politician Nancy Pelosi, Senate MajorityLeader Mitch McConnell and Republican senator Marco Rubio as well as staff from the Consulate General of the US in Hong Kong and think tanks from the US.
Hong Kong has had enough of violent acts
"Enough for Hong Kong!" Sickened by growingly violent and rampant rioting mobs, Hong Kong residents published a signed petition on the front pages of multiple local newspapers on Thursday, calling on the Hong Kong government to suspend the approval of any public demonstration until social order is restored in the city.
HK riot leaders soften tone on Basic Law after natl security legislation decision
It seems that one of Hong Kong riots' mastermind Martin Lee Chu-ming, dubbed as "modern-day traitor" has made a U-turn in his attitude to Article 23 of Hong Kong's Basic Law and tried to distance himself from Hong Kong secessionists, after China's top legislature approved the decision to make the national security law for Hong Kong.
HK anti-mask ruled as 'constitutional' reveals practical judicial thinking: experts
A Hong Kong appeals court on Thursday overturned part of an earlier ruling that found the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government's ban on wearing masks at unauthorized protests "unconstitutional," declaring the measure imposed during the turmoil last year valid, with observers noting that this is a "demonstration of justice" and will help the HKSAR government quell the turmoil eventually.
Police arrest HK students in bomb-making lab
Hong Kong police raid powerful pipe bomb lab in a residential building on Tuesday.
Hong Kong universities step up security as new term starts
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), one of the colleges most severely attacked by rioters last year, started its new term on Monday, with security measures strengthened.
HKSAR gov't rejects foreign interference in Hong Kong's affairs
The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) rejected foreign interference in Hong Kong's affairs in a statement in the small hours on Wednesday.
Visitors to Hong Kong drop 10 pct in first 11 months of 2019 for prolonged social unrest
The number of visitors to Hong Kong dropped 10 percent year-on-year to 52.72 million in the first 11 months of year 2019, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).
HKSAR chief executive visits Police Headquarters
Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam cheered on frontline police officers in a visit to the Police Headquarters on Tuesday.
HKSAR unveils new subsidy plan to promote tourism amid social unrest
Travel agencies in Hong Kong can receive a government subsidy of up to 50,000 Hong Kong dollars for organizing eco-tours to promote tourism industry badly affected by current social events, according to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Monday.
Violence threatens livelihood of Hong Kong families: official
Continued violent activities targeting shops and passersby have disrupted business order and led to job losses, threatening the livelihood of numerous families in Hong Kong, the financial chief said on Sunday.
Chinese hip-hop song satirizes US hypocrisy on HK
A hip-hop video talking about the violent situation in Hong Kong has gone viral on Chinese social media with many netizens saying that it shows young people's reflections on the double standards used by Western media when reporting the riots in Hong Kong.
Polling closes in Hong Kong after voter turnout hits record high
Polling closes in Hong Kong after voter turnout hits record high
Hong Kong markets remain normal after bills passed by US Congress: official
Financial Secretary of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Paul Chan said Sunday that the financial markets remained normal after the passage of Hong Kong-related bills by the U.S. Congress.
Seeking Beijing's help is one option to end riots: ex-security official
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government needs to be more courageous in carrying out effective measures to end riots, said Hong Kong's former security minister.
CUHK president urges rioters to leave campus immediately
As rioters' days-long occupation of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has turned the campus into a "terrorist base," the university president issued an open letter on Friday demanding that all outsiders leave the campus immediately as the university is not a "battlefield" to make and use weapons.
Xi's remarks point way to stabilizing Hong Kong situation: spokesperson
President Xi Jinping's latest remarks on the Hong Kong situation are the strongest voice from the central government on the work of ending violence and chaos in Hong Kong, a spokesperson said Friday.
HKSAR gov't reiterates foreign legislatures should not interfere in internal affairs of HKSAR
In response to a report issued by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, the government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) reiterated late on Thursday that foreign legislatures should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR.
Hong Kong police classify case as murder after death of man hit by rioter's brick
The Hong Kong police said on Friday noon that they are investigating a murder case in which a senior off-duty sanitation worker died in hospital late Thursday after being hit in his head by a brick hurled by a rioter.
Liaison office of China's central gov't in Hong Kong severely condemns rioters' attacks that caused death of civilian
A principal official with the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday conveyed deep condolences to an innocent civilian who died of critical injury after being hit by rioters and expressed severe condemnation against extreme radicals' insane attacks.
HK murder suspect Chan released
Hong Kong resident Chan Tong-kai, who is suspected of murdering his girlfriend in Taiwan, was released from prison in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning, after serving time for money laundering in the city.
No govt action involved in HK murder suspect's surrender to Taiwan: pastor
Murder suspect Chan Tong-kai, who prompted the proposal of the extradition bill that sparked months of unrest in Hong Kong, expressed his willingness to turn himself in to the island of Taiwan through Peter Koon Ho-ming. Global Times reporter Li Sikun on Tuesday had an exclusive interview with Peter Koon, and he discussed the details of Chan's consent to surrender.
HK digital bank launch on schedule: official
Hong Kong's virtual bank launch date is on schedule for the end of this year, said a senior city official, addressing doubts it would face delays due to the ongoing riots that have decimated the city's industries.
HK NGO mulls nominating city's police for next year's Nobel Peace Prize
A Hong Kong-based non-governmental organization said it will initiate the process to apply for the nomination of the city's police force for next year's Nobel Peace Prize, saying that it aims to let the international community better understand the actual situation in Hong Kong and the public's support for the police force.