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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

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