Clashes as police try to clear Hong Kong protesters after rally December 22, 2019 Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district on Sunday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s Uighur ethnic minority turned chaotic. Dozens of police marched across a public square overlooking Hong Kong’s harbour to face off with protesters who hurled glass bottles and rocks at them. [...]
Carrie Lam: China to offer Hong Kong economic support amid continued protests December 16, 2019 China will continue to support Hong Kong and offer the troubled financial hub favourable economic policies, leader Carrie Lam said on Monday. Speaking in Beijing after a closed-door meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lam said she believed the level of violence that has plagued the city for months and the number of “rioters” were [...]
Hong Kong pensioners take to the streets to back student protesters November 30, 2019 Retirees joined forces with secondary school students in Hong Kong today for the first of a series of planned rallies amid a backlash against alleged police brutality. Pro-democracy activists have vowed to hit back at what they describe as police brutality and unlawful arrests during clashes between protesters and law enforcement. Read more: China rages [...]
Hong Kong Airlines delays salary payments as protests take their toll November 29, 2019 Hong Kong Airlines has delayed the payment of salaries for almost half of its staff members as widespread protests in the city have hit the carrier. Only cabin crew and overseas employees will receive their November wages on time, while all other Hong Kong-based workers will be paid on 6 December, the airline said in [...]
China’s human rights abuses should silence the declinists and self-haters in the west November 27, 2019 One of the most damaging tendencies of contemporary western modernity has been the growth of declinism and self-hatred within our societies. The declinists argue that the era of western leadership is over, and that the future belongs to the east. They are content to go quietly into the night, rather than recognise that the rise [...]
Hong Kong elections: Carrie Lam will reflect after pro-democracy candidates win in rout November 25, 2019 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said today that the government will take heed of the public after pro-democracy parties overwhelmingly won local elections. Seventeen of 18 Hong Kong councils are now in the hands of pro-democracy councillors after citizens’ votes wiped out pro-Beijing candidates. The vote – and record voter turnout of 71 per [...]
Top MP denies British interference in Hong Kong after Chinese ambassador’s warning November 18, 2019 A senior Tory MP has denied that the UK is interfering in foreign affairs after the Chinese ambassador to London blasted Western countries for their response to the Hong Kong crisis. In a speech today Liu Xiaoming accused the government and the influential foreign affairs committee of making “irresponsible remarks” and taking the side of [...]
China condemns ‘attack’ on Hong Kong minister in London November 15, 2019 The Chinese government has condemned what it called an “attack” on Hong Kong’s justice minister after she fell to the ground while surrounded by furious pro-democracy protesters in London last night. Teresa Cheng, who was in London to promote Hong Kong as a dispute resolution and deal-making hub, was circled by protesters shouting “murder” and [...]
Asian markets sink further as Hong Kong protests escalate November 14, 2019 Asian markets have closed lower as anti-government protests continued to paralyse Hong Kong, with escalating violence forcing schools and universities to close and disrupting transport systems in the financial hub. Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading the entrance to a major tunnel linking Hong Kong island to the northern part of the city, while [...]
Alibaba poised to launch record-breaking $13.4bn Hong Kong listing November 13, 2019 Alibaba has launched the share sale for its Hong Kong listing, in a $13.4bn (£10.4bn) fundraising effort that’s set to be the biggest cross-border secondary listing ever. The Chinese online retail giant opened the books for institutional investors looking to buy the shares during trading in New York on Wednesday after winning approval for the [...]