Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for “martyrs” on Saturday and many demanded “revenge” after a student died in hospital this week following a high fall, fuelling anger among pro-democracy demonstrators who first took to the streets in June. CBC | World News
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Several pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers detained
Pro-democracy lawmakers slammed the government clampdown as a calculated move to provoke more violence as an excuse to postpone or cancel Nov. 24 district elections — low-level polls viewed as a barometer of public sentiment in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong student who fell during weekend protests dies
A student at a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend died on Friday, the first student death in months of anti-government demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city that is likely to be a trigger for fresh unrest. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong braces for protests as 3 people critical after weekend clashes
Three people were in critical condition in Hong Kong on Monday, authorities say, after a weekend of chaotic clashes with anti-government protesters. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong mall clash ends in knife attack during protest
Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded a shopping mall in running clashes with police on Sunday during which a man with a knife slashed several people and bit off part of a local politician’s ear. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong chaos sees tear gas, attack on Chinese news agency
Anti-government protesters have attacked the Hong Kong office of China’s official Xinhua News Agency as their movement approached the five-month mark. CBC | World News
Read More »China says it won’t tolerate challenges to Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ status
China will not tolerate anything that challenges the bottom line of the “one country, two systems” formula that governs Hong Kong, a senior China parliamentary official said on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong enters recession as economy shrinks amid protests
Hong Kong’s economy shrank 3.2 per cent from the July-September period from the previous quarter, pushing the city into a technical recession, the government says. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong counts down to Halloween protest in popular party district
Hong Kong police tightened security and braced for potential evening clashes on Thursday between masked “Halloween” pro-democracy protesters and fancy-dressed clubbers in a popular party district in the heart of the city. CBC | World News
Read More »Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong barred from Hong Kong election
Hong Kong authorities barred high-profile pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from an election, and the city’s leader ruled out political solutions before the end of the violent protests gripping the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. CBC | World News
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