“HK hero volunteer died in Qinghai recommended for bravery medal”
China • Hong Kong

“A volunteer from Hong Kong who lost his life on Wednesday when rescuing others in the earthquake- hit Qinghai province of China, has been recommended for a gold medal for bravery at home, local authority said.   Wong Fu-wing, a 46-year-old volunteer, escaped from the earthquake on Wednesday morning but returned to rescue the trapped orphans and teachers in the orphanage where he worked in Yushu county of Qinghai province. He was critically injured by falling debris in a powerful aftershock”

Hong Kong: “Political system stalls, so does democracy movement”
China • Hong Kong

 

“The political system in Hong Kong is increasingly paralyzed, and street protests are growing more confrontational as public dissatisfaction on economic issues and a lack of democracy is rising. At the same time, the pro-democracy movement here has splintered, weakening its ability to press for changes”

“Hong Kong approves China rail link”
China • Hong Kong

“The [HK] government here won a tough battle to fund a controversial railway project, but an ugly showdown between protesters and riot police wielding pepper spray could signal more conflict to come over highly contested political reforms.   Opposition to those reforms from prodemocracy lawmakers who say they fall short of Hong Kong’s democratic aspirations provoked a rare statement of ‘serious concern’ from Beijing’s State Council, or cabinet.  Some of these lawmakers plan to resign en masse, forcing by-elections they say amount to a referendum on Hong Kong’s constitutional future”

Hong Kong hands dissident back to China
China • Hong Kong

“A student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests has been put on trial and faces another prison term in China after he was handed over by the authorities in Hong Kong.  Activists and pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have demanded an explanation as to why Zhou Yongjun was handed over to the Chinese police”

“Hong Kong protest over Tiananmen”
China • Hong Kong
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China • Hong Kong
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