HONG KONG (AP) — High school students in Hong Kong added gas masks, goggles and hard hats to their formal white uniforms as they participated in a strike Monday on the first day of school to show their commitment to the city’s fiery anti-government protest movement. The nearly three months of youth-dominated protests — calling […]
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Lawmakers on each side blame the other in Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Lawmakers on each side of Hong Kong’s political divide said Monday the other side bears responsibility after violence during anti-government protests over the weekend. Pro-government members of the Legislative Council condemned the acts of protesters who blocked streets, threw gasoline bombs and assaulted police officers. “You can say a lot of […]
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Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at Hong Kong protesters
July 30, 2019, HONG KONG (AP) — Police repeatedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to drive back protesters blocking Hong Kong streets with road signs and umbrellas Sunday in another night of pitched battles as protests for democracy in the Chinese territory escalate. It was the second night in a row that tear gas […]
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Heir wants ‘just compensation’ over land used by gov’t for school site
A man protested against the government for allegedly continuously using the land he inherited from his mother for public use without just compensation. Ted T. Joshua, heir to the 23,420-sqm land in Melekeok State where a portion of it is occupied by the Melekeok Elementary School campus, took the chance to air his grievances against […]