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Hong Kong: Clashes between police, demonstrators continue on third day of
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 28 (ANI): Violent clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators continued on Sunday, the third day of mass protests against the alleged recent police brutality.
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Hong Kong: Police use tear gas at protesters, violence breaks out at Yuen
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 21 (ANI): Riot police on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters here, after lakhs of people took to the streets for the seventh consecutive week against the now-suspended extradition bill.
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Hong Kong police seize 'largest-ever' cache of explosives, one arrested
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 20 (ANI): Hong Kong police seized high-powered explosives during a raid on a suspected bomb-making factory on Friday night, on the eve of planned protests across the region over the weekend.
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Hong Kong Police Commissioner condemns violence between forces and protest
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 15 (ANI): Police Commissioner Stephen Lo Wai here on Monday condemned the violence that broke out between forces and protestors, which left 28 people injured.
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Pompeo, Hong Kong businessman discuss controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with Hong Kong-based businessman Jimmy Lai here on Monday and discussed the controversial extradition bill and the status of the former British colony's autonomy.
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'Free Hong Kong!': Protestors chant in Mandarin to educate Chinese mainlan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Thousands of protesters marched through the streets here on Sunday in a bid to keep up the pressure on the Hong Kong government to withdraw a controversial extradition bill that has triggered series of mass rallies in recent weeks.
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UK summons Chinese envoy amid growing diplomatic row over Hong Kong protes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 4 (ANI): Britain has summoned Chinese envoy Liu Xiaoming amid a growing diplomatic row between the two countries over the recent mass demonstrations in Hong Kong.
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China calls for 'zero tolerance' post violent Hong Kong protests
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): China on Tuesday called for 'zero tolerance' after protesters stormed and ransacked Hong Kong's Legislative Council building on the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 return to the Chinese rule.
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Trump: Discussed HK protests with Xi Jinping, hope it 'gets solved'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he "briefly" discussed the Hong Kong protests during his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Recent Hong Kong protests mark break from peaceful demonstrations
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): The recent wave of Hong Kong protests marked a break from the peaceful demonstrations against the controversial extradition bill after a group of protesters smashed their way into the offices of the legislature and wrecked the building on Monday evening.
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Hong Kong: Fresh protests erupt on anniversary of handover to China
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Clashes erupted between the state police and protesters, who tried to storm the Legislative Council here on Monday, the 20th anniversary the former British colony's return to China.
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Amid high tensions, mass pro-democracy march begins
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Amid high tensions, the mass pro-democracy march commenced on Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong, from the United Kingdom to China.
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