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How encrypted messages and car 'crashes' helped Hong Kong protesters

While a pro-democracy group called the Civil Human Rights Front helped run the movement against the bill, there were no obvious leaders at Wednesday's protests

Hong Kong suspends controversial China extradition Bill after backlash

The unrest in China's most international city comes at a bad time for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who needs to convey domestic strength ahead a pivotal potential summit with Donald Trump

China backs Hong Kong's decision to suspend extradition bill

Opposition to the Beijing-backed bill united an unusually wide cross-section of Hong Kong

Hong Kong govt suspends divisive extradition bill after a week of protests

The South China Morning Post said Lam held an emergency meeting on Friday night with her advisers

Lessons from HK

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is technically self-governing, but its parliament and chief executive are not exactly democratically elected

Hong Kong protesters plan rally against China extradition law after clashes

The government attempted to lower the temperature by indefinitely postponing a parliamentary debate on the bill which had been scheduled for Wednesday and triggered the scenes at parliament

Thousands rally in defiance of Hong Kong govt over China extradition bill

The proposed law would allow extraditions to any jurisdiction with which Hong Kong does not already have a treaty -- including mainland China

'Million march': Huge Hong Kong protest against China's extradition law

The demonstration was by far the biggest the international finance hub has experienced since it was returned to China by Britain

'Not just a maid': The ultra-running domestic workers of Hong Kong

Domestic workers are reclaiming their voices in a city where they are often expected to be subservient and virtually invisible

Can Hong Kong attract a younger workforce to keep cabs running?

Hong Kong Transport Department figures also show that only about 15 per cent of them are younger than 50, and more than 8 per cent are older than 70

People are living in illegal steel boxes in the priciest property market

Orders for containers have doubled since 2016, with 40 per cent designed for dwelling purposes, according to Ivan Chan, a director of portable building manufacturer Markbox

Trade war halves Hong Kong's Q4 show, drags export growth to almost zero

Hong Kong, a key financial and trade hub for Asia, has been hit hard by the ongoing US-China trade war

Hong Kong freedom at stake as leaders of 2014 'Occupy' protests face trial

The nine defendants, who have all pleaded not guilty, face a maximum seven years in jail on each charge

Hong Kong reignites freedom concerns as events cancelled, editor expelled

Hong Kong was promised semi-autonomy for 50 years as part of its 1997 handover from Great Britain, allowing it to retain rights to assembly and free speech that are denied on the Chinese mainland

Which country is best to live in? It's Hong Kong, not Norway, says a report

The UN puts Canada and the U.S. as tied at 10th place, but Canada is ranked 17th in the world using our system, says the report

Hong Kong shares suffer worst monthly run of losses in 36 years

Even the Shanghai Composite Index, the world's worst equity gauge this year, did better in October, falling only 7.8 per cent

Heeding China's call, Hong Kong govt tightens grip on dissent

In just the last few months, the special administrative region has banned the Hong Kong National Party

Over 1 million may soon live on artificial islands Hong Kong plans to build

Land reclamation in notoriously crowded Hong Kong has long been a controversial option to boost the supply of homes due to environmental concerns

China's media crackdown spreads to Hong Kong with FT journalist's expulsion

The move comes after the British journalist Victor Mallet led a foreign correspondents' meeting with a pro-independence activist

Here's how China's Silicon Valley is threatening to swallow up Hong Kong

The shift has put Hong Kong's traditional role as gateway to the world's most populous country under pressure