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New Blood Injected Into Hong Kong District Council as Voter Turnout Breaks New Record
The effect of last year’s Occupy Central Movement for democracy in Hong Kong was manifested in the results of the District Council election held last Sunday.
Beijing Uses Cultural Revolution-Style Tactics in University of Hong Kong Controversy
The same tactics of propaganda and public criticism that were used in China’s Cultural Revolution are being brought out again to try to interfere with the recent University of Hong Kong (HKU) election controversy.
Cheers, Tears, and Jeers, What’s Next for Hong Kong Post-Election Plan Veto
No drama was expected when Hong Kong politicians cast their vote on a political reform plan for the city’s democratic future—or so everyone thought.
Occupy Hong Kong Ended Three Months Ago—but Don’t Tell These Guys
Pro-democracy protesters promised to return when police evicted them from streets after a nearly three-month sleep-in. But some activists never even left.
Hong Kong Police Use Pepper Spray, Make Arrests in Yuen Long Protest
Hong Kong police arrested 33 people on Sunday after scuffles broke out at a protest in a border town, in the latest example of heightened tensions over the growing influx of mainland Chinese shoppers in the city.
‘Glory at the End’: Yellow Umbrellas Raised at ‘Selma’ Hong Kong Premiere
HONG KONG—Five days after rapper Common sent a shout-out to the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators during an Oscars acceptance speech, Selma opened to a full house in the city.
Hong Kong Finance Chief Doles Out Sweeteners in Post-Occupy Protest Budget
On the back of a sizable budget surplus, Hong Kong’s finance secretary announced handouts and tax cuts for those affected by the Occupy protests.
A Chinese ‘Unicorn’ Mascot Sends Hong Kong Lawmaker Flying
Unpopular pro-establishment Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip experienced a smashing start to the Year of the Sheep.
‘Be Like Sheep,’ ‘Wolf’ of Hong Kong CY Leung Tells His Flock
Hong Kong’s “wolf” just unsettled the city’s residents by asking them to take after this Lunar New Year’s zodiac animal.
Popping the Red Pill: Hong Kong Professionals Get Organized for Democracy Post-Occupy
Hong Kong’s professionals barely, if ever, let their thoughts stray to politics. This year though, the switch was flipped.
Silent Photos, Deafening Bellow: Protest Art of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement Endures in New Book
The Umbrella Movement didn’t just politically awaken Hongkongers; it also brought out their artistic side.
This Lunar New Year, Hong Kong Leader CY Leung Won’t Be Gracing Anyone’s Bathrooms
Chinese authorities have seized a large quantity of toilet paper and tissues packets bearing the image of embattled Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying.
Tiananmen Out, Alibaba In: Hong Kong Newspaper Staff Slams Editor’s Top Story Swap
In a time of declining press freedoms in Hong Kong, the staff of a local broadsheet has called out their editor’s last-minute command to change the paper’s lead article.
Hongkongers Raise Umbrellas, March to Protest Beijing’s Democracy Plan
Pro-democracy demonstrators returned to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in the first major rally since the 79-day long mass protests last year, which made international headlines.
Hong Kong Police Chief Slammed for Political Use of Force, Fearmongering
Crime rates are down, but the city’s increasingly mutinous, says Hong Kong police chief. Pro-democracy lawmakers disagree with this assessment.
