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Hong Kong police arrest 14 pro-democracy activists for organising protests

The police action was connected to unauthorized assemblies on Aug. 18, Oct. 1 and 20 in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon last year, Superintendent Lam Wing-ho said at a briefing on Saturday.

Protesters hold 'Free Hong Kong' signs, demand boycott of Communist Party

Sporting their movement's trademark black clothing and face masks, rally participants packed into Chater Garden, not far from the city's Legislative Council building.

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Hong Kong exchange chief warns of economic 'devastation' from protests

The protests have evolved over the months into a broad pro-democracy campaign, with demands for universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into complaints of police brutality

Hong Kong protests: China removes top official after months of unrest

The announcement came after Xi in his New Year's address expressed concern over the situation in Hong Kong where the locals carried out pro-democracy protests

Louis Vuitton plans to shut its high-end store in Hong Kong amid protests

The international retailer plans to shut its shop in the financial hub's Times Square mall after its landlord, Wharf Real Estate Investment Corporation, refused to lower the rent

Hong Kong protests threaten small retailers as sales drop 23.6% in November

Sales fell 23.6% from a year earlier to HK$30 billion ($3.85 billion), government data showed on Friday

HSBC draws Hong Kong protesters' ire as several branches vandalised

Hong Kong is the bank's single most important market, accounting for just over half of its $12.5 billion pre-tax profits in the first half of 2019

Hong Kong protesters march on New Year's Day to carry momentum into 2020

Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of unrest, which was sparked by a proposal to allow extraditions to mainland China but morphed into a larger revolt

Carrie Lam: Pro-democracy protests brought Hong Kong sadness in 2019

The protests began in June over a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to China, but have since adopted demands for universal suffrage and an investigation into alleged police brutality

Police, protesters clash for 3rd day in Hong Kong over Christmas period

Protesters spent the afternoon on Thursday marching through multiple malls chanting anti-government and anti-police slogans

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Hong Kong's Christmas celebrations marred by police, protesters clashes

Police used pepper spray and tear gas as activists held small flashmob protests in malls and multiple districts across the city

Hong Kong should continue to be free and open: Shinzo Abe tells Xi Jinping

The two leaders also discussed North Korea and the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula

Hong Kong riot police crackdown on protesters rallying for China's Uighurs

Pro-Uighur chants and flags have become commonplace in Hong Kong's marches but Sunday's rally was the first to be specifically dedicated to Uighurs.

Implementation of NRC and CAA: Why a bureaucratic nightmare may be at hand

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Macau chooses China riches over democracy, unlike neighbour Hong Kong

The former Portuguese colony has marched on to become the world's largest gambling hub over the past few decades, surpassing its more rebellious brother Hong Kong along the way

$5 billion leaves Hong Kong funds amid unrest, says Bank of England

The BoE monitors Hong Kong because UK banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered are also the leading banks in Hong Kong

China slams US over Hong Kong ahead of expected breakthrough in trade deal

Hong Kong has some autonomy and China has been administering it under "one country, two systems" framework over the last 22 years

Hong Kong police report overnight arson and vandalism, arrest 15-year old

Police also said they received reports that five people threw petrol bombs at a Japanese restaurant on the street level of a shopping mall in Cheung Sha Wan