Hong Kong 2019

• Marching through malls, Hong Kong protesters urge mainland Chinese traders to leave

  About 100 protesters marched through the mall shouting, "Liberate Hong Kong!" and "Return to the mainland!"

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  Dec 28, 2019
  
• Hong Kong prepares for protests at malls, harbour front during Christmas holidays

  Protests planned throughout the week include evening demonstrations in five malls on Christmas eve.

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  Dec 22, 2019
  
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• Sightless Hong Kongers who navigate city by sound find it more difficult now

  Demonstrating is not easy for Luk, who taps a white cane to feel for obstacles and relies on bystanders to guide her.

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  Dec 12, 2019
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• As government pleads for peace and calm, Hong Kong prepares for a big rally

  Hong Kong's new police commissioner, Chris Tang, said his force would take a flexible approach to demonstrations, using "both the hard and soft approach."

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  Dec 7, 2019
• Fearing they won’t be able to vote later, Hong Kong voters line up early to cast ballots

  Some of the seats that were once uncontested, and dominated by pro-Beijing candidates, are now being fought for by young pro-democracy activists.

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  Nov 23, 2019
• Petrol bombs and tear gas: Hong Kong sees fresh clashes between police and protesters

  The demonstrations pose the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012.

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  Nov 16, 2019
• Protesters supporting China are expected to rally in Hong Kong this weekend

  Pro-China protesters have gathered before, but in far smaller numbers than those angry at Communist Party rulers in Beijing.

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  Nov 15, 2019
• More than 200 arrested in Hong Kong as city reels from worst violence in weeks

  Demonstrators are angry at perceived Chinese meddling with Hong Kong's freedoms since the city returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, a charge which China denies.

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  Nov 2, 2019
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• Without riot insurance, Hong Kong firms face costs of protest damage

  Coverage for civil unrest, particularly for small and mid-sized firms, is uncommon, industry insiders said.

  Oct 20, 2019
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• Protesters in Hong Kong are now banned from police housing areas

  The government has refused to concede to the protesters' demand for an independent inquiry into accusations of police brutality.

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  Oct 14, 2019