3 month agoBeijing has denied that it is planning to replace Carrie Lam in Hong Kong, calling the Financial Times report a "political rumour with ulterior motives"
3 month agoMeanwhile on the Island side, hundreds of ppl form human chains outside the UK Consulate, chanting slogans like "Save BNOs; Save our kids". The rally is meant to support the upcoming debate at the #HouseofLords regarding to offering British citizenship to #HongKongers
Taiwanese media reporting HK murder suspect Chan Tong-Kai boarded a 20:10 flight to Taipei
![I announce the official withdrawal of the [extradition] bill, security minister John Lee. The speech only lasted for 1 min 40s](https://china.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/10/23/21910211_0.jpg)
3 month ago"I announce the official withdrawal of the [extradition] bill," security minister John Lee. The speech only lasted for 1 min 40s
3 month agoAlmost all of the HongKong Govt's ministers have gone inside the Legco chamber, as security minister John Lee is due to officially withdraw the ExtraditionBill shortly in the parliament building #HongKongProtests
3 month agoChina's announces the discovery of a gas field with an estimated reserve of 115.3 billion cubic meters in Xinjiang Commercially acquired satellite images show the 7,880m pre-exploration well sitting 400 km north of Aksaichin
China's CNPC is terminating contracts with Venezuela's PDVSA following unpaid bills. Chinese oil ventures represented 13% of the country's oil production in August, which is already at the lowest levels in decades
3 month agoRussian ministry of Defense reports 2 Tu-95MS with Su-35S fighter jets and A-50 overflew over Japan(East) Sea, Yellow and Eastern Chinese Sea. South Korean F15 and F16, Japanese F2 followed them on "some stages"
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets with the group of ambassadors of the European Union, the United States and China
3 month agoTaiwan Mainland Affairs Council made a new offer, asking HK to allow TW police/prosecutors coming to HK and bring Chan Tong-kai back. It also urged HK to hand over all relevant confession testimonies to TW authorities
3 month agoPhilip Khan, Jeremy Tam, Mohan Chugani and Phyllis Cheung are lodging a formal complaint against police abusing the water cannon at the Kowloon Masjid on Sunday to the police
3 month agoHongKong's Legislative Council held its first meeting on Tuesday morning to "vet" the mask ban enacted earlier this month through the Chief Executive's emergency powers. Photo: LegCo screenshot.
3 month agoMore tear gas is fired in Yuen Long near midnight. Meanwhile, a police dog is brought onto the scene. Photo: RTHK screenshot.
3 month agoAt least 3 more arrests in Yuen Long, here 1 of them. About 15 in all there tonight and at least 6 elsewhere
3 month agoPolice are conducting stop and searches in Tai Wai at 11pm. Crowds had gathered at the local MTR station to mark three months since the July 21 Yuen Long mob attacks over the evening. "Go to the mosque." some protesters heckle. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
3 month agoAfter residents in Yuen Long shouted insults at police, the police fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse them.
3 month agoRiot police continue to march through Yuen Long, heckled by residents, as it nears midnight. Dozens of tear gas cannisters were fired near 11pm. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
3 month agoUnited Social Press reported some of the tear gas cannisters fired in Yuen Long on Monday night emmitted small flames as they landed on the ground. Police earlier admitted they began purchasing canisters made in China. Photo: USP.
3 month agoEven in places with almost no protesters, police are turning out in riot gear. This is outside Tai Wai MTR. They're heckled by local residents. Most places in HK they receive a similar response. They're detested by a large portion of the population
3 month agoAt Tsuen Wan's Lennon Wall, riot police have arrived and appear to have arrested two youths for alleged graffiti. Stand News reports that they fired pepper spray at heckling crowds. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
3 month agoInMedia reports that an iCable reporter was hit by a cannister of tear gas fired by police in Yuen Long, and is receiving treatment. Photo: InMedia.
Officers fired multiple rounds of tear gas in Kuk Ting Street and Tai Tong Road at about 9.30pm after a stand off with angry residents, many of whom had been berating the police for their failure to prevent the attacks on July 21
3 month agoTear smoke warning again at 8.41pm in Yuen Long. Between 8.15pm to 8.30pm, protesters and counter-protesters had a row and competition of throwing words, bottles and waters on Tai Tong Road. Riot police arrived when the two groups were ready for a real fight
3 month agoIn another part of Yuen Long, protesters are setting up makeshift roadblocks. Photo: Apple Daily screenshot.
3 month agoIn Yuen Long, riot police arrive on a street after reports of fights between pro-Beijing and pro-democracy supporters. Photo: Apple Daily screenshot.
3 month agoThe well-known anti-police protest chant "July 21, you disappeared, August 31, you beat people to death, October 1, you shot people" is heard in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
3 month agoAn @appledaily_hk reporter just attacked by a group of pro-Beijing supporters near the Tai Tong Road light rail stop, as she attempted to cover a scuffle between the "yellow" and "blue" camps. They can be seen throwing bottles, bicycles, etc, at each other
3 month agoAt Tseung Kwan O MTR Station, protesters have also spontaneously gathered to mark three months since the Yuen Long attacks. They began the event with a minute's silence. The station remains open. Photo: Stand News screenshot
3 month agoPolice suddenly rushed forward and arrested at least one local resident on Yuen Long's Castle Peak Road. Photo: Apple Daily screenshot.
3 month agoTear gas warning on Tai Tong Rd, Yuen Long, raised at 8.17pm
