Tag: Hong Kong

China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could erode its freedoms and jeopardise its role as a global financial hub.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/china-parliament-approves-hong-kong-security-bill-as-tensions-with-u-s-rise-idUSKBN2340FZ

Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged Hong Kong on Sunday in the largest anti-government protests since local elections last month that boosted the pro-democracy movement seeking to curb controls by China.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-sees-biggest-protests-since-democrats-election-boost-idUSKBN1YC00L

Hong Kong’s parliament descended into chaos on Thursday with lawmakers dragged out by security guards for heckling leader Carrie Lam as they demanded an inquiry into a brutal attack on a prominent human rights activist ahead of a major rally.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-legislature-suspended-amid-chaos-over-protests-idUSKBN1WW04T

Carrie Lam’s remarks were initially suspended amid disruption. As she was set to begin her address a second time, pro-democracy lawmakers interrupted her and some even threw objects at her.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-annual-policy-address-interrupted.html

Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters’ five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill could help defuse the mounting political crisis in the territory.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-exclusive/exclusive-amid-crisis-china-rejected-hong-kong-plan-to-appease-protesters-sources-idUSKCN1VK0H6

When China regained sovereignty over Hong Kong from the British in 1997, it was under an agreement to allow the city a “high degree of autonomy” for 50 years. That arrangement, known as “one country, two systems,” is almost halfway to its expiration date. Months of turmoil on Hong Kong’s streets, with hundreds of thousands demonstrating against the perceived erosion of the city’s freedoms, have sharpened the focus on one question: What will happen in 2047?
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-27/countdown-to-2047-what-will-happen-to-hong-kong-quicktake

Politics sparked the protests, but economic dissatisfaction has increased the tensions.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-20/for-young-hong-kongers-the-rent-is-too-high-and-the-workweek-too-long

Chanting slogans like ‘Hong Kong is not China,’ young protesters in the financial hub are challenging Beijing. Their leaderless structure is frustrating authorities.
— Read on www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/hongkong-protests-protesters/