Tag: hong kong

Hong Kong leader to hold dialogue aimed at easing tensions

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while...

Hong Kong artist offers free protest-themed tattoos

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong artist is offering free protest-themed tattoos to people who want to show their support for pro-democracy demonstrations in the...

Hong Kong violence becoming more serious, but government in control, says...

HONG KONG: Violence in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests is becoming more serious but the government is confident it can handle the crisis itself, the...

Hong Kong is China’s internal affair, says Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan believes that stability and prosperity in Hong Kong would soon resume, a spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Commenting on recent series...

Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas

HONG KONG: As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong, a pro-democracy protester wearing heat-proof gloves and carrying a traffic...

Fake news war divides, confuses in Hong Kong

CENTRAL: Chinese tanks at the border? False. Photo of a protester biting off a policeman's finger? Misleading. In polarised Hong Kong, a fake news...

Hong Kong’s expat police become focus of protester rage

CENTRAL: A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong's colonial past has emerged as a focal point of rage for anti-government protesters: a dwindling band of...

Mainlanders among Hong Kong protesters, though many stay away

CENTRAL: As Hong Kong is rocked by political chaos, Chinese mainlander Briony Lin has found herself joining the mass protests, an act that would...

Riot police baton charge Hong Kong protesters

Fresh political violence broke out in Hong Kong Sunday evening as riot police baton charged protesters in a bid to disperse demonstrators following another...

China to Britain: Keep your ‘colonial’ hands off Hong Kong

BEIJING/LONDON: China told Britain to keep its hands off Hong Kong on Wednesday while London called for Beijing to honor the agreements made when...

In Taiwan, Hong Kong immigrants despair over future back home

TAINAN: Kitty Wong and Adolf Lim are tightening the screws on their future in Taiwan as they make the final touches to a hostel...

Chinese military to get dock in Hong Kong, despite tensions

HONG KONG: The Chinese military will be handed prime Hong Kong waterfront land on Saturday, even as the city is rocked by anti-Beijing protests...

Hong Kong leader halts extradition bill but opponents vow fresh rally

CENTRAL: Hong Kong's embattled leader on Saturday suspended a hugely divisive bill that would allow extraditions to China, in a major climbdown following unprecedented...

Protesters scuffle with Hong Kong police, government offices shut

HONG KONG: Scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in Hong Kong on Thursday as hundreds of people persevered with a protest against an...

Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes

HONG KONG: Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against a government plan to change extradition laws, fearing an erosion of personal...

Hong Kong gifts Pakistan a culinary star

HONG KONG: A pair of his father's old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream -- the world's first Michelin...

Pakistan thrash Hong Kong by 225 runs in Emerging Teams Asia...

Pakistan thrashed Hong Kong by 225 runs in their opening match of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup at Karachi’s National Stadium on Thursday. Winning the...