Tag Archives: Hong Kong

• Hong Kong anti-China activists celebrate vote victory 5 September 2016 | Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  A new generation of young Hong Kong politicians advocating a break from Beijing became lawmakers for the first time Monday, in a result likely to rattle China. ...

• Young activists take on China as Hong Kong goes to polls 4 September 2016 | Dennis Chong This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong goes to the polls on Sunday in the biggest vote since 2014 pro-democracy rallies, with young independence activists calling for a complete break from China running for office. ...

• Thousands attend Hong Kong’s first pro-independence rally 6 August 2016 | Laura Mannering and Aaron Tam This post has 2 comments

  Candidates banned from standing for election in Hong Kong because they are advocating a split from mainland China led the city's first pro-independence rally Friday as tension over the upcoming vote escalates. ...

• Chinese official expresses concern over missing Hong Kong bookseller 15 January 2016 | Clare Baldwin This post has one comment

  The comments were the most detailed yet from a Chinese official on the case that has alarmed many in Hong Kong and sparked a string of protests. ...

• Internet giant Alibaba to buy South China Morning Post 12 December 2015 | Laura Mannering This post has no comments yet

  Chinese internet giant Alibaba said Friday it would buy Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, pledging to maintain the newspaper's objectivity. ...

• Hong Kong votes in first election since democracy protests 22 November 2015 | Dennis Chong This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong went to the polls Sunday for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city, in a key test of public sentiment. ...

• Protesters gather in Hong Kong a year since mass rallies 28 September 2015 This post has no comments yet

  Protesters are due to gather once more in Hong Kong on Monday, a year since the start of huge pro-democracy rallies that brought parts of the city to a standstill. ...

• Hong Kong nears crucial election decision; defeat likely 17 June 2015 | Kelvin Chan This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong is bracing for a critical vote by lawmakers on Beijing-backed election reforms that sparked huge street protests last year, with the outcome likely to throw its political future into further uncertainty. ...

• Hong Kong democracy groups rally as key vote looms 14 June 2015 | Laura Mannering and Dennis Chong This post has no comments yet

  Pro-democracy campaigners took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, but in far smaller numbers than expected, before a vote on a political reform package that has divided the city and sparked mass protests. ...

• Thousands rally in Hong Kong for Tiananmen vigil 4 June 2015 | Dennis Chong, Laura Mannering, Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  A park in central Hong Kong turned into a sea of candles Thursday as tens of thousands gathered to mark the 26th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. ...