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(Reuters) – Hong Kong police used pepper spray to disperse pro-democracy activists on Monday as the Asian financial center braces for a wave of disruptive protests against China’s decision to rule out full democracy. China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee set the stage for a political showdown on Sunday when it rejected democrats’ demands for the right to freely choose Hong Kong’s next leader in 2017, leading scores of protesters to take to […]
Hong Kong is bracing for protest as China rules out full democracy, issuing tight nomination rules for the next elections.
(Reuters) – China’s parliament said on Sunday it will tightly control the nomination of candidates for a landmark election in Hong Kong in 2017, a move likely to trigger mass protests in the city’s Central business district by disappointed democracy activists. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) said it had endorsed a framework to let only two or three candidates run in a 2017 vote for Hong Kong’s next leader. All candidates […]
(Reuters) – Hong Kong is poised for a showdown with Chinawhen the Chinese parliament meets later on Sunday, with the largely rubber-stamp body likely to snuff out hopes for a democratic breakthrough in the regional financial hub at elections due in 2017. Political reform has been a constant source of friction between Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and the mainland since the former British colony was handed back to Communist Party rulers in 1997. On the surface, […]
According to the Civil Aeronautics Board, negotiations will start in October to increase seat entitlements for Hong Kong tourists. The Philippines has also entered into agreements with 6 countries to expand tourism revenues.
Police arrested 500 protesters in Hong Kong, including prominent lawmakers following a pro-democracy rally in the city’s central business district.
By James Pomfret and Clare Baldwin HONG KONG Wed Jul 2, 2014 2:30am EDT (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy from Communist Party rulers in Beijing. The pro-democracy march on Tuesday, which organisers said attracted more than 510,000 people, and a subsequent sit-in by mainly student groups could be the biggest challenge yet […]
(Reuters) – Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony and by Communist Party authorities in Beijing. Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with wide-ranging autonomy under the formula of “one country, two systems”, along with an undated promise of universal suffrage. But social tensions have risen […]
In Hong Kong, Filipinos involved in cases of drug trafficking rose to 37 , with an additional 14 involved in illegal drug possession. Authorities advise OFWs going to Hong Kong to stay away from illegal activities and to examine carefully packages that they are asked to carry.
MANILA, Philippines — With just a few more weeks before its July 27 grand Centennial celebration, the Iglesia Ni Cristo under the leadership of its Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, is conducting more intensive evangelical missions here and abroad, the latest of which was held in Mindoro Oriental, Quezon City and Hong Kong. These projects will continue even after the Centennial celebration, said INC General Auditor minister Glicerio B. Santos Jr., who was assigned to […]
World-famous art gallery, Art Basel, kicks off its annual world tour in Hong Kong.
More than 30 people were injured when a ferry heading bound for Macau collided with a Chinese cargo ship in Hong Kong waters.
