Archive for June 13th, 2019
Business Briefs 13 Jun 2019
* Hai Phat Investment JSC (HPX) has passed a plan to sell part of the commercial space on the first and fifth floors of B2 Building in its high-end commercial and residential [...] » More
HK police fire tear gas, water as protest escalates
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who had massed outside government headquarters Wednesday in opposition to a proposed [...] » More
Protesters Worry HK’s Freedoms Are Gradually Eroding
Rachel Martin talks to pro-democracy activist and former politician Emily Lau about mass protests in Hong Kong in opposition to proposed legislation to extradite criminal [...] » More
What HK’s massive protests are really about
The fight over an extradition law and democracy in China, explained. On the surface, the people of Hong Kong are fighting their political leaders over a seemingly bland set [...] » More
Explainer: Why proposed changes to HK’s extradition law are fuelling protests
Hong Kong’s government has indefinitely delayed the second round of debate on an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial for the [...] » More
HK protesters begin night vigil as extradition anger mounts
Tensions rose in Hong Kong late Tuesday as hundreds of protesters began a nighttime vigil outside the city’s parliament, just hours before lawmakers debate a divisive [...] » More
HK extradition bill: thousands of protesters block city streets and prepare for worst as riot police gather nearby
Thousands of protesters angry at the Hong Kong government’s contentious extradition bill have blocked streets around the Legislative Council complex on Wednesday, [...] » More
HK extradition bill: education boss Christine Choi condemns teachers and students for plotting classroom boycotts
Hong Kong’s education authority has hit out at teachers and students for planning to strike against the government’s controversial extradition proposal. [...] » More
HK braces for more protests over proposed extradition law
Hong Kong was hit with more demonstrations and strikes on Wednesday over plans for a law that would allow extraditions to mainland China. The protests, which came three days [...] » More
Hundreds gather near HK Legco a day before second reading of extradition bill, as tensions with police rise
Two days after clashes between protesters and police outside the Hong Kong government’s headquarters, hundreds have returned to the same grounds in opposition against [...] » More
HK shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’
Hong Kong retailer Alan Li shut up shop on Wednesday, joining about 100 businesses and numerous workers in a rare strike to protest against an extradition bill that many fear [...] » More
HK football fans boo China anthem as protests swell
Hong Kong football fans booed the Chinese national anthem and held signs opposing government plans to allow extraditions to the mainland at a home match against Taiwan on [...] » More
The Guardian view on HK’s extradition protests: an essential stand
Hundreds of thousands have rallied against legal changes that imperil the region’s freedoms. They deserve support, even if China’s leaders are unlikely to shift [...] » More
Explainer: Why proposed changes to HK’s extradition law are fuelling protests
Hong Kong’s government has indefinitely delayed the second round of debate on an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial for the [...] » More
Does the extradition law really spell the death of HK? Some businesses say yes
Hong Kong is a city built for business. Seized by the British after the first Opium War ended in 1842 and used as a base for trade in drugs and other products, in the late [...] » More
