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Carrie Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam left for Beijing today for her first visit to the Chinese capital since her government was handed a crushing defeat in local elections last month, prompting speculation about changes to her leadership team.
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Police report arson attacks, vandalism overnight in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police said they arrested three people in connection with arson and vandalism in Kowloon yesterday. In a news release on today’s morning, the police said three people – a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy and a 29-year-old man
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Carrie Lam does not rule out Cabinet reshuffle, says focus is restoring order
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam did not rule out a cabinet reshuffle today but said restoring law and order was her top priority, as the Chinese-ruled city grapples with more than six months of sometimes violent anti-government protests. Beijing-backed Lam
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Hong Kong sees biggest protests since democrats’ election boost
Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged Hong Kong yesterday in the largest anti-government protests since local elections last month that boosted the pro-democracy movement seeking to curb controls by China. It was the first time since August that the Civil
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Hong Kong police retrieve fresh trove of petrol bombs from university
Police in Hong Kong this week re-entered the campus of a university it besieged for more than 10 days last month, gathering newly discovered chemicals and petrol bombs hoarded by anti-government protesters in the Chinese-ruled city. Following the dramatic saga
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Lam warns US law will hurt business confidence, promises economic relief
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that US legislation supporting protesters may damage business confidence in the financial hub, as she announced the fourth round of relief measures to boost the city’s battered economy. Lam told reporters the Hong
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China: Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on face mask ban
China’s top legislature said Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of legislation under the city’s Basic Law, which includes a proposed ban on face masks, state news agency Xinhua reported today. The statement came a
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Hong Kong readies for more chaos as violence spreads citywide
HONG KONG: Hong Kong prepared for more clashes today as anti-government protesters planned to paralyse parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day, with transport, schools and many businesses closing after violence escalated across the city. Protesters and
Read MoreChina may replace HK leader, appoint ‘interim’ chief executive
China is drawing up a plan to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam with an “interim” chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the deliberations, which would bring to a close Lam’s rule after months of often-violent
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Hong Kong protesters stage huge rally, violence erupts
Police and pro-democracy protesters battled on the streets of Hong Kong yesterday as thousands of people rallied in several districts in defiance of attempts by the authorities to crack down on demonstrators. After two weeks of relative calm in the
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