‘They’re being used’: Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:07:35 +0000

'They're being used': Hong Kong protests divide neighborhood

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters boast of a broad support base but their movement has divided some neighborhoods.

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Cathay grounds pilot, removes 2 staff after regulator’s warning

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:39:20 +0000

Cathay grounds pilot, removes 2 staff after regulator's warning

HONG KONG – A Hong Kong pilot charged with rioting for taking part in a recent protest has been grounded, Cathy Pacific confirmed on Saturday. This came a day after the embattled carrier received a warning from the nation’s aviation regulator over safety risk and queries from passengers and the public. The airline also confirmed that two […]

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‘We’re still here’: Hong Kong protesters return to streets

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:43:25 +0000

Protesters and residents take part in the anti-extradition bill protest march at Shum Shui Po in Hong Kong, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. Separate protests were being held in two parts of Hong Kong on Sunday in a continuing series of demonstrations that have generally started peacefully but often ended in violent clashes with police. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

HONG KONG — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters hit the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the 10th weekend in a row, once again defying police after a night of “hit-and-run” rallies across the city. Activists calling for greater democratic freedoms in the city have shown no sign of standing down, despite Hong Kong’s leader […]

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As protesters scatter, Hong Kong residents take their place

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:24:41 +0000

As protesters scatter, Hong Kong residents take their place

HONG KONG – After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place.In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas, prompting demonstrators to flee after they started a fire outside a police station and threw eggs at its exterior. But while the pro-democracy protesters left to occupy yet another district, the residents who were watching from the sidelines descended by the hundreds.

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Hong Kong protests move forward despite police objections

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 05:31:24 +0000

Hong Kong protests move forward despite police objections

Another weekend of protests in Hong Kong began Saturday with a rally of parents calling for greater protection for their children as

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Chinese regulator warns Cathay Pacific on security issues

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:49:33 +0000

Chinese regulator warns Cathay Pacific on security issues

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a warning to Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong for a number of safety and security risks.

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China tells US diplomats in Hong Kong to stop interfering

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:17:07 +0000

China tells US diplomats in Hong Kong to stop interfering

China demanded that US diplomats based in Hong Kong “stop interfering” in the city’s affairs, after reports that they met with pro-democracy activists.

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Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:25:53 +0000

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 5, 2019 shows a protester preparing to cover a tear gas canister fired by the police with a traffic cone in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong during a general strike, as simultaneous rallies were held across seven districts. - Hong Kong protesters who have taken to the streets for nearly two months are harnessing everything from traffic cones to kitchenware to battle tear gas as demonstrations escalate. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH HongKong-politics-China-unrest-police,FOCUS

As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong, a pro-democracy protester wearing heat-proof gloves and carrying a traffic cone sprints from the crowd to put it out.

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Beijing warns those behind Hong Kong protests not to play with fire

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:26:32 +0000

The current chaos that has enveloped Hong Kong is largely the work of “behind-the-scenes masterminds” that have instigated, directed and funded violent protests, said Beijing yesterday as it attempted to provide evidence of foreign interference.

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China reiterates support for Hong Kong’s embattled leader

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 06:08:25 +0000

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (C) speaks to the media during a press conference in Hong Kong on July 22, 2019. - Anger soared in Hong Kong on July 22 over a vicious assault against pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left dozens wounded, a dramatic escalation of the political turmoil plaguing the Chinese city. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

China’s Communist Party again underlined its wholesale support for Hong Kong’s embattled leader as she struggles to contain violent unrest.

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