Motion to impeach Hong Kong Chief Exec. Carrie Lam rejected at legislature by pro-Beijing camp
Hong Kong police seize large number of chemicals at Shing Mun Country Park
11 month agoLONO for rally in Victoria Park will be valid from noon to 6pm. March must start when crowd occupies over 85% of the central lawn. LONO for march from park to Charter Road in Central valid from 3pm to 10pm. CHRF must have 200 supervisors for a reported turnout estimate of 32,000
A rally protesting the use of tear gas at Central's Edinburgh Place from 7-9pm on Friday has been approved. The Civil Human Rights Front is still awaiting a police decision on its Sunday march on Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong protests: crowds shrink further in lunchtime protests as just a few dozen show up in two business districts
Apple Daily and Stand News were reportedly denied entry to today's National Constitution Day forum, on the grounds that only media which received an invitation would be admitted. Speakers at the forum included Carrie Lam and Wang Zhimin
11 month agoPer reporters saying, some masked "residents" attacked a reporter earlier and tried to take his phone. Now, there are masked people from the Disciplined Services Quarters standing and flashing strong light to reporters
11 month agoRight now at Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters in Kowloon, the Hong Kong Police and families use strong flashlights against reporters, calling reporters as "black reporters"
Foreign Affairs Committee Italian Chamber just approved resolution on #HongKong "Reiterating to Chinese Gov. that freedom of speech and individual rights are THE fundamental principle of Italian foreign policy"
11 month agoSecretary for justice Teresa Cheng has returned to Hong Kong, after being injured in a London protest back in Nov 14 evening
11 month agoChief Exec. Carrie Lam dodged a question about the rigour of a probe into police behaviour. Though it has no power to summon witnesses, she said the the Independent Police Complaints Council is a "well-established mechanism."
China says it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction a range of pro-democracy groups in retaliation for Congress' passage of legislation supporting human rights in the semi-autonomous territory
11 month agoIndonesian helper Yuli Riswati, an award-winning writer who's covered the antiELAB protests, will be deported this afternoon. She was arrested & detained for overstaying her visa. Her supporters protested outside Immigratoon Tower & called Yuli's treatment political persecution
11 month agoHKPolice in Hung Hom Whampoa Sunday night were spotted wearing black helmets which had the Five-starred Red Flag of China adhered onto the back side.
11 month agoAdvertising sector beginning a week-long strike in support of anti-government protests with a rally in Chater Garden.
11 month agoWorkers in advertising industry begin week-long strike w a protest at Chater Garden followed by 'Design w You' activities to promote pro-democracy orgs & businesses. Also: from 1pm, lunchtime protests in Cheung Sha Wan, Tai Koo & Kowloon Bay
11 month agoPolice vehicles leaving Nathan Road Argyle St. The final van is hit by a projectile, to a rousing cheer from the people. 5 mins previously another van was hit the same way, got the same cheer. Neither stopped
11 month agoHong Kong Police moved on to block a footbridge in Whampoa, which is a private residential area. Unhappy residents wanted a reason, but couldn't get one. They then mocked the officers for being the best "election campaigners" by upsetting people in the area #HongKongProtests
11 month agoPolice operations have migrated to nearby Hung Hom and Whampoa Gardens.
11 month agoSeveral dozen riot police have just cleared protesters from the bridge over Cross-Harbor Tunnel. Protesters retreated without resistance
11 month agoIn Tsim Sha Tsui, hundreds of protesters are climbing over the partition separating a highway and a footbridge as they fear the police are fast approaching. Video: SCMP/Lilian Cheng
11 month agoProtesters have counted over 100 vans of riot police parked under Fortune Metropolis mall, 300m from Cross-Harbor Tunnel. As of now, only several hundred officers are patrolling out on the streets in the vicinity
11 month agoRiot police are telling people gathering outside the newly reopened Hong Kong Museum of Art that they are at an "illegal assembly". When did hanging outside an art museum become illegal Some of Hong Kong's most important artworks are housed inside HKMoA. #HongKongProtests
11 month agoCollection of tear gas earlier fired by police, some suspected to be from mainland China. Police claimed the organiser said the rally has already come to an end. #hongkongprotests
11 month agoProtesters are back on the bridge over just-reopened Cross-Harbor Tunnel next to PolyU. This is the bridge where protesters set a police armored vehicle alight at start of police siege of PolyU on Nov 18
11 month agoTsim Sha Tsui at 17:01 The police cast tear gas on the crowd gathered during the parade.
11 month agoStandoff for now. Pepper spray was deployed earlier though unclear at whom and why
11 month agoPepper spray deployed within 2 meters in the face of an unmasked man. Not sure why the police came up to the walking crowd. The man, with his face covered by pepper spray, said loudly he did nothing. #TSTmarch
11 month agoBlue flag on Nathan Road
11 month agoCrowds joining from Nathan Road as well
