Monday, September 29, 2014

Unrest In Hong Kong -- News Updates September 29, 2014



Hong Kong Residents Defy Officials’ Call to End Protests -- New York Times

HONG KONG — A wave of protest in Hong Kong extended into the working week on Monday as thousands of residents defied a government call to abandon street blockades across the city, students boycotted classes and the city’s influential bar association added to condemnation of a police crackdown on protesters a day earlier.

The continued public resistance underscored the difficulties that the Hong Kong government faces in defusing widespread anger that erupted on Sunday, after the police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to break up a three-day sit-in by students and other residents demanding democratic elections in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.

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Unrest In Hong Kong -- News Updates September 29, 2014

Hong Kong protests: Live -- BBC
Hong Kong protesters defy Beijing with calls for democracy -- Reuters
Hong Kong protesters defiant after tear gas chaos -- AFP
'Umbrella Revolution' protests spread in Hong Kong -- AP
Hong Kong: Protesters defiant amid stand-off -- BBC
Fresh Demonstrations Rock Hong Kong as Protest Leader Warns of Backlash -- Time
Protests grow in Hong Kong amid standoff -- Al Jazeera
Hong Kong protests enter fourth night -- BBC
Hong Kong citizens urged to continue protests as police withdraw -- The Guardian
Hong Kong protests: UK 'concerned' about situation -- BBC
US urges restraint against Hong Kong protesters -- AP
Beijing warns against foreign intervention, as Hong Kong protesters block roads -- CSM
China censors images of Hong Kong protests in TV broadcasts to mainland -- The Guardian
China 'censors Hong Kong protest posts on social media' -- BBC
China censors try to blunt Hong Kong protests, don't always succeed -- Reuters
Think China’s Worried About Hong Kong Going Too Far? -- Neil Cavuto, FOX News
Hong Kong: 10 things Xi Jinping might be thinking -- Carrie Gracie, BBC
Hong Kong's Angry Protests: What Now? -- Bruce Einhorn, Bloomberg Businessweek
Is Hong Kong's future as a financial centre threatened? -- Linda Yueh, BBC

1 comment:

James said...

If I was a protester in Hong Kong, I'd be very worried. With the news out of the Middle East taking all of the media attention, it would be a prime time for China to move in with a major crack down.