Share This Pun sees himself as a peaceful, middle-class Hong Kong student. Yet since the beginning of June, he has been building barricades and throwing bricks at police, risking his own liberty to fight, as he sees it, for the city’s freedoms. In one of the world’s safest cities, the idea of violence as a […]
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A clear warning after U.S concerns: Chinese paramilitary forces exercise near Hong Kong
Relations August 15, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Hundreds of members of China’s People’s Armed Police could be seen conducting exercises on Thursday at a sports stadium in Shenzhen, as the U.S. State Department expressed concern that they could be deployed across the border in Hong Kong to break up protests wracking the city.But Western and Asian diplomats in Hong Kong […]
READ MOREHong Kong Protests: More than one thousand flights cancelled: Trump and world leaders hoping for a peaceful solution:
Relations August 15, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Hong Kong braced on Thursday for more mass demonstrations through the weekend, with the weeks-long crisis escalating after pro-democracy protests forced the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights this week and world leaders urging calm. China reiterated on Wednesday that Hong Kong’s protest resembled terrorism and more street clashes followed ugly and chaotic scenes […]
READ MOREFlight Operation at Hong Kong airport resumed:latest updates from airport
Relations August 14, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This The morning after: Last night, riot police clashed with protesters, who were occupying Hong Kong International Airport for the second day in a row. Dozens of outgoing flights were canceled and the airport descended into chaos. Anti-China extradition bill movement: The protests were sparked in early Juneby a proposed law which would have seen people extradited […]
READ MOREShare This Police officers in Hong Kong stormed enclosed railway stations on Sunday, firing tear gas in an effort to force out protesters. One video inside Tai Koo station showed officers firing what appeared to be non-lethal ammunition at close range. It also showed several police beating people with batons on an escalator. In the […]
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Share This China has accused protesters who attacked Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday of “serious illegal actions” that “trample on the rule of law”. A group of activists occupied the Legislative Council (LegCo) building for several hours after breaking away from a peaceful protest. Hundreds of police used tear gas to clear the building. Beijing […]
READ MOREExtradition bill reaction, Police Headquarter surrounded by protestors :Hong Kong
Relations June 21, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Hundreds of people in Hong Kong have surrounded police headquarters, calling for an extradition bill to be scrapped. Police have asked the protesters to withdraw peacefully, saying their presence would “seriously affect” emergency services. Millions of people have marched against the bill in recent weeks, with violent clashes breaking out with police. The […]
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Hong Kong Implementation of Planned Extradition Law:Scuffles broke out between Police and Protestors:
Relations June 13, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This HONG KONG (Express Daily) – Scuffles broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong on Thursday as hundreds of people remained on the streets to protest a planned extradition law with mainland China, a day after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators. Protester numbers around the city’s legislature, the […]
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Hong Kong ‘Umbrella’ protesters found guilty of public nuisance
Editor Express Daily April 9, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Nine pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been found guilty of public nuisance charges for their role in a civil disobedience movement that called for free elections in the city. Among them are three prominent activists, seen as figureheads of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. They could be jailed for up to seven years […]
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Hong Kong joins the group of countries which has banned Boeing 737 Max:
Relations March 13, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Hong Kong has announced it will prohibit the operation of all Boeing Max aircraft from 6 p.m. Wednesday, local time. “The temporary prohibition is solely a precautionary measure to ensure aviation safety and protect the public,” a spokesman for the city’s Civil Aviation Department said in a statement. The city is a major […]
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