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HKFP Lens: Hong Kong police crack down with water cannon, tear gas as protesters hurl Molotov cocktails at gov’t HQ
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Video: An all-immersive, 360° view of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition protest road occupation
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The ‘831’ Prince Edward MTR incident proves Hong Kong urgently needs Access to Information reform
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By Rachel Leung Ka-yin “Gwong Fuk Heung Gong! Si Doi Gark Ming!” If you understand the above slogan, chances are you’re probably a Hong Konger born in the post-80s or 90s. If that did not make any sense to you, the “language” in...
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Video: People of Protest – ‘We are not Chinese, we are not British, we are Hongkongers’
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Video: People of Protest – ‘Our final chance… it’s basic human rights’
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Democrat says ‘modified’ fire dep’t logbook on Aug 31 MTR incident raises questions over injury numbers
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Fake news, sex and a Hong Kong student protester
‘One-way trip’: University of Hong Kong student leader flees city following bus stop attack
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High Court allows eye injury victim to challenge Hong Kong police over medical records warrant
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Hong Kong police breached internal and manufacturer guidelines by improperly firing projectiles
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Hong Kong protest organiser says masked men wielding knife and baseball bat attacked him and companion
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Hong Kong protests must not be used to curtail labour rights, warns union for migrant domestic workers
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Hong Kong democrat says emergency legislation would be akin to martial law, as trade minister offers reassurances
New Hong Kong website promises cash bounties for information on ‘wanted’ anti-gov’t protesters
Hong Kong police arrest 3 men for storming legislature
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says protests will be addressed with local laws, amid rumours of emergency legislation
US law to punish Hong Kong officials has enough support to pass soon, says veteran democrat James To
China accuses G7 of ‘harbouring evil intentions’ and ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong court denies bail for two men charged with rioting over Yuen Long mob attacks
Hong Kong tech firm pulls out of smart lamppost programme after surveillance accusations and staff threats
‘Natural reaction’ for gun-wielding officer to kick kneeling man, Hong Kong police say
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Hong Kong police families call for independent inquiry into protest clashes
Hong Kong police officer shoots live round amid clashes with protesters in Tsuen Wan
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong police deploy tear gas, water cannon as Tsuen Wan protest descends into violence
Hong Kong police deploy water cannon against protesters for the first time, as clashes break out in Tsuen Wan
Hong Kong police lift ban on Sunday’s Tsuen Wan protest after organisers change route
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Hong Kong airline Cathay Dragon fires flight attendant union chief amid pressure from China
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Two men charged with rioting over mob attack in Yuen Long last month
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Trudeau says Canada will push back in China row, urges de-escalation in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong anti-parallel trading activist attacked, warned ‘not to stir up trouble again’
Chinese state media drops rad diss track against Hong Kong protests
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Organisers say 1.7 million joined Hong Kong pro-democracy rally against police use of force, as protesters reiterate 5 demands
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China media says Hong Kong protest response won’t be a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
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Chinese military personnel parade near Hong Kong border – AFP
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Hong Kong airport obtains court order to restrict sit-in protests to specific areas as some flights rescheduled
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China slams Hong Kong protest violence as ‘terrorism’ as People’s Armed Police drive through neighbouring Guangdong
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Video: Hong Kong police make bloody arrest, assisted by officers suspected to be undercover as protesters
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Hong Kong’s gov’t will not solve its problem by blaming foreign forces
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rules out protest concessions, urges focus on economy
Is that a laser pointer in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
Why does the gov’t care more about attacks on flags and signs than the attacks against Hongkongers?
Ex-Hong Kong police commander who oversaw 2014 Umbrella Movement returns to handle protests
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Hong Kong protesters kick off three-day airport rally amid extra security measures
China tells US in Hong Kong to stop interfering amid claims diplomats met Demosisto activists
Hong Kong student leader arrested over laser pointers freed, as protesters challenge police over safety of tear gas, rubber bullets
Legality and equality are not enough – there is no rule of law in Hong Kong without democracy
Jailed Hong Kong democracy leader Benny Tai sent to solitary confinement over strike action
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Hongkongers create own harbourfront light show after activist arrested over laser pointer ‘offensive weapon’
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Chinese police drill video seen as a thinly veiled warning to Hong Kong protesters
Hong Kong’s former communist strongholds see fresh clashes
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Hong Kong man in black slashed by assailants targeting protesters in Tsuen Wan
China warns Hong Kong protesters not to mistake gov’t ‘restraint for weakness’
Reporter briefly detained by police during tear gas protest clearances across Hong Kong
China faces tough choices in bid to end ongoing Hong Kong protests
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Hong Kong protesters occupy Sha Tin’s New Town Plaza as mass strike grips city
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas following protest against treatment of female protester
Protesters trying to ‘destroy Hong Kong’ and foment ‘revolution,’ says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
China officials to hold press con on Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong transport chaos as protesters lead city-wide strike: Over 230 flights cancelled, 7 MTR lines affected
In Hong Kong, it can be a long wait for the Force to be with you
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In Pictures: Protesters occupy roads around Hong Kong Island and block tunnel after fleeing police tear gas in Sai Wan
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Chaotic showdown in Wong Tai Sin as angry residents clash with Hong Kong riot police firing tear gas
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong protesters scatter around Kowloon as police fire tear gas
Hong Kong police deploy tear gas after protesters bring Kowloon to a halt with wildcat road occupations
Hong Kong protesters urge labour strike over extradition bill, as group strays from official route in Kowloon
In Pictures: ‘Hopeful tomorrow’ -Pro-gov’t group hosts rally denouncing violence and backing Hong Kong police
Lawmaker Charles Mok: Hong Kong needs a long-term strategy for sociopolitical justice and democracy
Hong Kong protesters surround police station again following more arrests
The gov’t has handed Hong Kong over to the police force, who are now beyond reproach
Hongkongers set to defy warnings from China with more anti-gov’t rallies, as Mong Kok protest restrictions lifted
HKFP Lens: Organisers say 40,000 attended civil servants rally as Hong Kong set for another weekend of protest
Hong Kong police make 6 more arrests over smoke bombs and misuse of officers’ personal data
Thousands attend rally organised by civil servants urging Hong Kong gov’t to listen to public demands
Calls for general strike and 7 rallies across Hong Kong on Monday, as protests escalate
Hong Kong civil servants must be loyal or face punishment, says gov’t ahead of protest
Hundreds surround police station after Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan and 7 others arrested
Hong Kong democrat Eddie Chu says triads may be planning to assassinate him after Yuen Long mob attacks
War games in Hong Kong: Messages behind the new Chinese military PR vid
Donald Trump takes hands-off approach to Hong Kong protests.
China’s army chief in Hong Kong says ‘violent radical incidents’ cannot be tolerated, as garrison releases slick PR vid
Hong Kong financial workers stage flash protest
Hong Kong police restrict protest for third time as Mong Kok march banned
Hong Kong gov’t lawyers slam ‘kowtowing’ justice chief following decision to prosecute 44 protesters for rioting
Flagging patience: Colonial emblems divide opinion at Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong anti-corruption watchdog investigates alleged misconduct of police in Yuen Long mob attacks
Explainer: Police crowd control gear used during Hong Kong’s latest protest clashes
44 protesters charged with rioting during Sunday’s Hong Kong Island clashes released on bail
Hong Kong protesters injured in drive-by firework attack during demo outside Tin Shui Wai police station
Australia says diplomats must respect free speech after Hong Kong protest at university
Clashes and pepper spray at protest in Kwai Chung after Hong Kong police charge 44 with rioting
Exclusive: ‘I am a Hongkonger’ – Artist Ai Weiwei on why he supports the city’s ‘brave, clever, beautiful’ protest movement
Hong Kong protesters charged with possessing offensive weapons at Yuen Long protest denied bail
‘We are all Hong Kong people’: Civil servants seek police permission to hold anti-extradition law rally on Friday
Hong Kong protesters bring metro services to a halt in fresh action against gov’t
Surge in false online videos of Chinese military crackdown in Hong Kong
Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuelled Hong Kong violence, says jailed academic Benny Tai
More than 100 Hong Kong elite civil servants urge gov’t to form independent investigative committee to move city forward
Jailed Hong Kong activist Edward Leung urges protesters to focus on convincing those who oppose them
Beijing’s top office on Hong Kong affairs backs city’s gov’t and police, condemning recent protests at rare press con
Hong Kong police group calls people who vandalised grave ‘low lives,’ ‘cockroaches’, ‘not human’
HKFP Lens: Frontline shots from Hong Kong Island’s night of mayhem as protesters flee tear gas, rubber bullets – Part 1
HKFP Lens: Frontline shots from Hong Kong Island’s night of mayhem as protesters flee tear gas, rubber bullets – Part 2
In Pictures: Hong Kong police arrested 49 during Sheung Wan turmoil, at least 16 injured
Address protest grievances, US chamber of commerce tells Hong Kong leaders
Video: Hong Kong police fire tear gas during chaotic protest clearance across Western district
Hong Kong anti-police violence protesters driven from Beijing’s top office with tear gas
Hong Kong activist arrested for organising unlawful assembly after police denied permission for Yuen Long protest
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters march to Causeway Bay and Sai Wan on the fly, despite police ban
Hong Kong’s third generation of democracy fighters are not just rioters, they are last line of resistance
Video: 11 arrests, 23 injured at banned anti-triad demo, as Hong Kong police storm Yuen Long MTR station
Hong Kong protesters are winning without even knowing it. But what next for the movement?
Badiucao cartoon: Chinese artist satirises Hong Kong’s extradition bill debacle – Part II
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong police deploy tear gas as clashes break out at banned Yuen Long protest – Part 2
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, rubber bullets as ‘anti-triad’ protesters retreat to Yuen Long station
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong police deploy tear gas as clashes break out at banned Yuen Long protest – Part 1
‘Reclaim Yuen Long’: Tear gas deployed as thousands vent anger over mob attacks, defying Hong Kong police protest ban
The government is gaslighting Hongkongers – here’s why protesters are no longer buying it
A letter to Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam: if not to your own conscience, you will be held accountable by history
Why vandalising the Chinese emblem differs from vandalising the Goddess of Democracy
Explainer: The Yuen Long mob attacks and Hong Kong’s triads – why do some consider the New Territories ‘lawless’?
Man arrested for allegedly throwing eggs at Beijing’s Hong Kong office, as it denies connection to mob attacks
Hong Kong braces for ‘anti-triad’ rally despite police ban
Hong Kong police restrict Sunday’s anti-police violence demo, in second move to limit protests this week
Hong Kong’s chief sec. apologises over handling of Yuen Long attacks, stirring dissent from police
Hong Kong through China’s distorted lens: ‘chaos is the enemy of the people’
In Pictures: ‘Welcome to Hong Kong, stay safe’: 100s deliver anti-extradition law message to travellers at airport
Video: Hong Kong City University to investigate after man arrested for damaging democracy statue and message board
Hong Kong police received intelligence and formed team hours before Sunday mob attacks, but deemed it ‘low risk’
Hong Kong police breed mistrust and uncertainty with selective law enforcement
Reporters Without Borders: Dear Carrie Lam, here’s how to repair trust in the Hong Kong gov’t
Hong Kong gov’t says it will not ask for assistance from the Chinese military to tackle protests
Hong Kong police ban Saturday’s Yuen Long protest against mob attacks
Wilting bauhinias and widemouthed tigers: The evolution of Hong Kong’s protest posters
In Pictures: 100s of Hong Kong civil servants criticise gov’t handling of protests and Yuen Long mob attacks
11 Hong Kong uni heads issue student safety warning ahead of protest in Yuen Long this Sat
Information overload: Fake news war divides and confuses Hongkongers
Video: Football fans chant ‘Free Hong Kong’ as Manchester City thrash Kitchee 6-1
Democrat Eddie Chu calls for investigation into pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho’s alleged role in Yuen Long mob attacks
Surrounded and beaten, Hong Kong chef recounts MTR triad terror in Yuen Long
Video: Vietnamese-American musician’s song in support of anti-extradition protesters inspires Hongkongers
Protest in Yuen Long against ‘terror attack’ set for Saturday, as US raises concerns over violence
Beijing reiterates that military stationed in Hong Kong can be used to tackle protests if requested by local gov’t
Hong Kong anti-gov’t protesters bring trains to halt during rush hour in latest act of civil disobedience
34 ex-Hong Kong officials and legislators make second appeal for investigation into extradition bill saga
China says it will ‘not tolerate foreign forces’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong trade group warns violence from a ‘small number of radicals’ undermines city’s int’l image
Hong Kong’s stagnant government has no answer for the ‘watery people’
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho calls for protest ban, blames democrats for violence, storms off TV show
