Hong Kong

Hong Kong legislative session adjourned amid protests and heckling

Pro-democracy lawmakers dragged out of legislature by security guards after heckling city's leader Carrie Lam for second day running.

Hong Kong leader presents policy address via video after disruption

Carrie Lam's inability to deliver her policy address inside the Legislative Council marked a slap in the face for the embattled chief executive grappling with anti-government protests now in their fifth month.

China says US House should stop interfering in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, a measure passed by the House, would require the US secretary of state to certify each year that Hong Kong retained its autonomy in order to receive special treatment as a major financial center.

Lam says Chinese military could step in if uprising gets bad

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says seeking Chinese intervention was provided for under city's constitution but that she cannot reveal under what circumstances she will do so.

Hong Kong cabinet member floats internet censorship to contain unrest

The warning comes as the international financial hub remained partly paralysed from three days of protests in which the city's rail network and business outlets seen as pro-China were vandalised.

Police fire tear gas as large crowds defy Hong Kong mask ban

Hong Kong has been battered by 18 consecutive weekends of unrest, with widespread public anger over Chinese rule and the police response to protests.

Hong Kong mask ban sparks violent clashes, rail shutdown

The ban, imposed under emergency powers not used in more than half a century, was aimed at quelling nearly four months of unrest but instead triggered mass protests and vows of defiance, with a 14-year-old boy reportedly shot and wounded.

Hong Kong must protect freedom of assembly - UN rights office

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad called for Carrie Lam to quit after she invoked colonial-era emergency powers to ban protesters from wearing face masks. Her move to quell months of unrest sparked immediate rallies and vows to defy the new law.

Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to quell escalating violence

Carrie Lam said a ban on face masks would take effect on Saturday under the emergency laws that allow authorities to "make any regulations whatsoever" in whatever they deem to be in the public interest.

Hong Kong mops up after 180 arrested in violent National Day protests

More than 100 people were injured during Tuesday's turmoil, the hospital authority said, as angry demonstrators took to the streets across the territory and police fired tear gas and water cannons to try to disperse them.

Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday

Soldiers, tanks and high-tech weapons file past Tiananmen Square to celebrate China's journey to become the world's second-largest economy. Meanwhile, police in restive Hong Kong shoot and wound a protester in fresh demonstrations against Beijing.

What do Kashmir and Hong Kong have in common? The British Empire

The reverberations of the British Empire cannot be ignored as the two territories remain caught between the iron fists of New Delhi and Beijing.