Yanan Wang, Associated Press Updated 4:49 am CDT, Monday, August 12, 2019 Protesters surround banners that read "Those charge to the street on today is brave!," center top, and "Release all the detainees!" during a sit-in rally at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International airport in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Hong Kong airport suspends check-in for all remaining flights Monday due to ongoing pro-democracy protest in terminal. less Protesters surround banners that read "Those charge to the street on today is brave!," center top, and "Release all the detainees!" during a sit-in rally at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International ... more Photo: Vincent Thian, AP Photo: Vincent Thian, AP Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image 1 of 15 Protesters surround banners that … [Read more...] about Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest
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The Latest: Hong Kong protesters surround police station
Updated 12:00 pm CDT, Saturday, August 3, 2019 Protesters burn cardboard to form a barrier as they confront with police in Hong Kong on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Hong Kong protesters removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city's iconic Victoria Harbour on Saturday, and police later fired tear gas at demonstrators after some of them vandalized a police station. less Protesters burn cardboard to form a barrier as they confront with police in Hong Kong on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Hong Kong protesters removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city's ... more Photo: Kin Cheung, AP Photo: Kin Cheung, AP Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Image 1 of 9 Protesters burn cardboard to form a barrier as they confront with police in Hong Kong on … [Read more...] about The Latest: Hong Kong protesters surround police station
‘Desperate:’ Hong Kong protesters detail legislature assault
Dake Kang, Associated Press Updated 7:41 am CDT, Thursday, July 4, 2019 In this file photo taken Monday, July 1, 2019, a protester breaks the glass wall to enter the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Protesters in Hong Kong took over the legislature's main building Monday night, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and spray painting pro-democracy slogans on the walls of the main chamber. less In this file photo taken Monday, July 1, 2019, a protester breaks the glass wall to enter the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Protesters in Hong Kong took over the legislature's main building Monday night, ... more Photo: Kin Cheung, AP Photo: Kin Cheung, AP Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12 In this file photo taken Monday, July 1, 2019, a protester breaks the glass … [Read more...] about ‘Desperate:’ Hong Kong protesters detail legislature assault
China’s expresses backing for Hong Kong chief after protests
Johnson Lai, Associated Press Updated 4:31 am CDT, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Police use tear gas to quell Hong Kong protest Police carrying riot shields and firing tear gas moved in shortly after midnight to clear protesters, who hours earlier, swarmed into the legislature's main building. (July 1) Now Playing: Police use tear gas to quell Hong Kong protestAD: Police carrying riot shields and firing tear gas moved in shortly after midnight to clear protesters, who hours earlier, swarmed into the legislature's main building. (July 1) Media: Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China's government issued strong backing for Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's embattled administration on Tuesday, saying the occupation and vandalizing of the city's legislature by pro-democracy protesters amounted to "serious illegal acts." Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing condemned the acts that saw several hundred demonstrators break through glass and steel … [Read more...] about China’s expresses backing for Hong Kong chief after protests
Hong Kong urged to call time on ‘archaic’ indigenous land policy
BANGKOK, April 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hong Kong must end a discriminatory land policy that favours indigenous men, land rights campaigners said on Thursday, after a top court upheld a minor law that has long been criticised for exacerbating the city’s chronic housing shortage. The government’s small house policy, introduced in 1972 to improve living conditions of indigenous inhabitants in Hong Kong’s rural New Territories, allows male residents to build a three-storey home without paying a hefty land fee. Land rights activists had sought a judicial review of the policy and argued that it was unconstitutional because it discriminated against indigenous women and non-indigenous people. But earlier this week, the Hong Kong High Court ruled that the entitlement - known as Ding rights - is a “traditional” right that cannot be challenged on grounds of discrimination or being unlawful. The law is not an “automatic entitlement” however, … [Read more...] about Hong Kong urged to call time on ‘archaic’ indigenous land policy