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'Prepared to die': Hong Kong protesters embrace hard-core tactics

Hong Kong's protests against the mainland government's increasing reach are emerging as bigger, more frequent and more violent than previous pro-democracy movements

After a violent night, Hong Kong braces for more protests on Sunday

On Saturday, thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Kowloon, where police used tear gas to try to disperse crowds and re-open blocked roads

Thousands of protesters march in Hong Kong as rival rally supports police

Hundreds of marchers held posters with an illustration of protesters in hard hats tending to a young child, with the words 'protect the future'

US lawmakers urge Trump to block sales of crowd-control gear to Hong Kong

They also urged the secretaries to push back "against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments' efforts to characterise the demonstrations as 'riots'

Hong Kong crisis: Pro-democracy protesters face court after rioting charges

The announcement that 44 people had been charged with rioting -- an offence that carries a jail term of up to 10 years -- immediately triggered another round of clashes between police and protesters

Hong Kong braces for another big rally after fresh police-protester clashes

Police have given permission for a static protest in a park but have banned a proposed march through the city, ratcheting up the likelihood of renewed clashes.

Hong Kong leader Lam apologises as protesters press demands for her to quit

Protesters swarm across Hong Kong's financial centre to vent their frustration and anger at controversial bill.

Defying police ban, thousands march against triad gangs in Hong Kong

Public anger has been raging since last Sunday when a gang of men in white t-shirts, armed with poles and batons, set upon anti-government protesters and bystanders in Yuen Long station

Hong Kong agitators take protest chant to arrivals at international airport

Hong Kong residents have been protesting for more than a month, calling for democratic reforms and the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill in the Chinese territory

Tear gas and rubber bullets fired as Hong Kong returns to chaos

Clashes broke out as police attempted to clear the remnants of the latest mass rally against the government and its now-suspended effort to allow extraditions to mainland China

Another huge anti-govt rally kicks off in Hong Kong, security tightened

Sunday's rally is the seventh weekend in-a-row that residents have come out en-masse

Hong Kong protests have residents plotting their exit to Canada, Australia

In Canada, the surge in migration inquiries is reminiscent of the late 1990s in the run up to the handover of Hong Kong to China

Connaught Place 9th most expensive office location, Hong Kong gets top spot

The Asia-Pacific region witnessed the steepest hike year-on-year in office rentals in January-March 2019

Connaught Place 9th most expensive office location; Hong Kong tops chart

In its annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, CBRE tracks the cost of leasing prime office space globally

For Hong Kong celebrities, supporting protests comes with a cost

Some entertainers who only hinted at their support for the demonstrations have come under pressure to clarify their positions

UK warns China of consequences if it fails to preserve Hong Kong's freedom

We expect that legally binding agreement to be honoured and if it isn't there will be serious consequences, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said

Hong Kong on edge after historic night of vandalism, violence and tear gas

Chief Executive Carrie Lam used a dramatic 4 am news conference to condemn the 'extreme use of violence and vandalism

Protesters ransack Hong Kong parliament on China handover anniversary

Hong Kong has been plunged into unprecedented political chaos after three weeks of record-breaking demonstrations against a hugely unpopular bill that would allow extraditions to Chinese mainland

The power of civil society

Even illiberal rulers bow to united and sustained opposition

Can Hong Kong protect its 'freedom'?

Even if the extradition bill has been suspended, Beijing will eventually impose its system on Hong Kong