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Tear gas, rubber bullets rain clashes with anti triad march
HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to protest an attack by suspected triad gang members at a train station last
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Hong Kong police criticized over failure to stop attacks on protesters
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police faced criticism on Monday for an apparent failure to protect anti-government protesters and passersby from attack by suspected gang members at a train station on the weekend. The attack on Sunday came during a night
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Rubber bullets, tear gas sent Hong Kong protesters into chaos
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late on Sunday amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader
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Beijing backs Carrie Lam
China’s top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday the central government in Beijing maintained its support for Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is grappling with the city’s greatest political crisis since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Millions
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Carrie Lam extends olive branch to varsity students
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has asked to meet with the city’s university students, her office said yesterday, as the embattled leader tries to fend off pressure from a month-long political crisis. Protesters stormed the local parliament
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Chinese media blames the West for Hong Kong unrest
SHANGHAI/HONGKONG: Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments for the unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests in the former British colony. “Ideologues in Western governments never cease in
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Hong Kong violence: Police cracks the whip
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police said yesterday they had arrested 12 people in connection with incidents on July 1, although it was unclear if they were among protesters who smashed their way into the city’s legislature and ransacked the building.
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Hong Kong violence: China may tighten screws on the island
BEIJING: China criticised the violence in Hong Kong that saw protesters ransack the city’s legislature yesterday, fuelling expectations it will take a tougher line on the territory, even as details of the scenes of vandalism went largely unreported on the
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Calm befalls Hong Kong after violent protests
HONG KONG: A tense calm descended on Hong Kong early today, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had stormed the legislature in chaotic scenes, to protest against an extradition bill in a direct challenge
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Fresh protests erupt in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Hundreds of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial
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