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Hong Kong police raid opinion pollster ahead of opposition vote
The overnight move comes days after China imposed a sweeping new national security law on the financial hub after months of civil unrest last year
What are Hong Kong police's new powers?
Here are some of the key powers granted Hong Kong authorities when conducting national security investigations
Hong Kong seizes fins from 38,500 endangered sharks
The record haul is discovered in two containers from Ecuador, and highlights the continued demand for shark fin, which is served at wedding banquets in many Chinese communities
China warns Hong Kong protesters against 'stirring up trouble'
Hong Kong police use pepper spray to disperse protesters last Friday, May 1, after a largely peaceful public holiday
International experts quitting Hong Kong police protest probe
The resignation is seen as a major setback for the Hong Kong government
Hong Kong police say bombs left in school grounds defused
Bomb disposal officers rush to Wah Yan College in Wanchai district after a janitor noticed the devices
Hong Kongers mark half a year of protest with mammoth rally
(UPDATED) Organizers bill the protest as a 'last chance' for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to meet their demands
Hotpot vs bread: the culinary symbols of Hong Kong's political divide
Activists bring loaves of 'Life Bread' – a local brand beloved by Hong Kongers – to demonstrations, or leave them next to protest walls after a video of a police officer taunting protesters went viral
Hong Kong police shoot protester as protests start working week
A police source confirms that live rounds were fired at more than one protester in Sai Wan Ho on Monday morning, November 11
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos
The Hong Kong Journalists Association said it is 'extremely concerned' about the potential limitations to media freedoms
Multiple arrests in Hong Kong as 'flashmob' protests hit pro-Beijing targets
(UPDATED) Rallies erupt in multiple neighborhoods with some protesters blocking roads, spraying graffiti on pro-China businesses, smashing windows, and erecting barricades
Sit-in at school of Hong Kong protester shot by police
The international finance hub is reeling from the shooting, the first time a demonstrator has been struck with a live round in nearly 4 months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests
Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday
(UPDATED) It is the first such shooting in nearly 4 months of increasingly violent protests and threatens to strip the spotlight from China's carefully choreographed birthday party
Hong Kong a 'police state,' prominent protesters tell AFP
Well-known protest leaders accuse the Hong Kong government of using its police force as a tool to 'abuse the public power and to torture the people'
Amnesty International says Hong Kong police using excessive force
'In an apparent thirst for retaliation, Hong Kong's security forces have engaged in a disturbing pattern of reckless and unlawful tactics against people during the protests,' says Amnesty International
Riot police deployment thwarts Hong Kong airport protest
A large deployment of police at key bus, ferry and rail links across the city appears to deter protesters from arriving en masse
Hong Kong reels from worst clashes in months as protesters battle police
At least 31 people are injured following the clashes, including 5 who remain in serious condition
Hong Kong officers arrested for beating man in hospital
A police spokesman vows a full, independent probe, insisting 'police officers are never allowed to use abusive force for their own sake'
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in tourist district
Protesters remain unyielding, vowing to hold multiple occupations and rallies in the coming days, despite authorities' hardening stance
Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at Hong Kongers protesting 'triad' attack
(3rd UPDATE) Hong Kong hospital authorities say 9 people are injured, with 5 in serious condition, as rubber bullets are fired to disperse remaining protesters
Hong Kong police ban 'anti-triad' protest
Protest organizers have vowed to go ahead with their march despite the police denying their request
Hong Kong's expat police become focus of protester rage
Hong Kong protesters are singling out for specific retribution a small group of expatriates who were some of the police commanding officers on the front lines during clashes
UK warns China of consequences over Hong Kong freedoms
'Hong Kong is part of China and we have to accept that. But the freedoms in Hong Kong are enshrined in a joint declaration' signed with former colonial ruler Britain, says UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt
Hong Kong grapples with protest aftermath; China demands criminal probe
The semi-autonomous financial hub is thrown into crisis by weeks of demonstrations over a bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, with the issue becoming a lightning rod for resentment towards Beijing
Hong Kong police retake parliament from anti-government protesters
Just after midnight, police officers move in from several directions, firing tear gas and wielding batons as they charged – and sending plumes of smoke drifting across Hong Kong
Protesters ransack Hong Kong parliament on China handover anniversary
(5th UPDATE) Anti-government demonstrators breach the complex after hours of attempting to smash into the building, using a metal cart as a battering ram and wielding steel poles to prize open gaps in the reinforced windows
Confrontations after rally to support Hong Kong police
As the pro-government supporters head home, many turn on small groups of anti-government opponents who keep a small camp outside the parliament
UK demands probe into Hong Kong police action
Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt also suspends export licenses for crowd control equipment of Hong Kong police force
Hong Kong police vow to pursue HQ siege protesters
Protest leaders plan to hold another huge rally on July 1
