The outbreak has been traced to Wuhan, where it affected several dozen people who had been to a major meat and seafood market. Continue reading →

The serious response level indicates a moderate impact on Hong Kong’s population of 7.5 million people. Continue reading →

While the turnout on Thursday was smaller than on the previous two days, riot police stepped up patrols at shopping centres on the Kowloon peninsula and in the rural New Territories. Continue reading →

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

Lam is due to discuss the political and economic situation in the China-ruled city with Beijing officials during a four-day visit. Continue reading →

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

Some calm has descended since the Nov.24 district elections, when pro-democracy candidates won nearly 90% of the seats. Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation which supported the protesters despite angry objections from Beijing, with which he is seeking a deal to end a damaging trade war. Continue reading →

Some winning candidates said the result was akin to a vote of support for the protest movement, and could raise the pressure on Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive, Carrie Lam, amid the city’s worst political crisis in decades. Continue reading →

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