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No details were given for Wang Zhimin's dismissal

China replaces top envoy to Hong Kong: state media

The two lions outside HSBC were set alight after being doused in a flammable liquid

HSBC kicks off year with Hong Kong branches closed

Business / 02 Jan

Hong Kong has been embroiled in more than six months of anti-government protests that have now spilled into 2020

Police, protesters clash during huge Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong has seen months of clashes between police and activists

Hong Kong rocked by protests in 2019

2019 in Review / 30 Dec 19

Riot police later dispersed a crowd of residents who gathered to protest against the arrests

Hong Kong police arrest 15 in fresh protests

World / 30 Dec 19

Huge crowds thronged the streets

Massive rally marks six months of protest in Hong Kong

Asia / 08 Dec 19

The protests come a day after police clashed briefly with demonstrators

'Still angry' HK protesters return to the streets

World / 02 Dec 19

Officers from a bomb disposal unit search the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong police end university siege

World / 29 Nov 19

Protesters in Hong Kong had called for US support

China warns US over law backing Hong Kong protesters

Asia / 28 Nov 19

State media blamed 'external forces' for landslide pro-democracy win

Hong Kong's leader shows no sign of compromise

World / 26 Nov 19

Hong Kong election: What does the result mean?

News Lens / 25 Nov 19

Democratic candidates across the city secured more than half of the council seats

Hong Kong democrats score landslide victory amid crisis

World / 25 Nov 19

The few remaining protesters trapped in the campus have vowed not to surrender

Hong Kong protests simmer ahead of local elections

World / 23 Nov 19

Police patrol an area outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Police surround HK university as stand-off continues

World / 21 Nov 19

A protester is seen wearing a vest of fire lighters in Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Protesters stand firm at Hong Kong campus

World / 20 Nov 19

The company is folding Aviva Investors, its fund management arm, into a broader investments, savings and retirement division

Aviva shares drop as strategy update underwhelms

Business / 20 Nov 19

Alibaba, Asia's biggest company, has called the listing a multi-billion-dollar vote of confidence in Hong Kong's markets

Alibaba raises up to $12.9 billion in Hong Kong listing

Business / 20 Nov 19

Senators also approved a measure that would ban the sale of munitions to Hong Kong security forces

US Senate passes Hong Kong human rights, democracy bill

World / 20 Nov 19

Some protesters climbed down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes

Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escape besieged campus

World / 18 Nov 19

The clashes in Hong Kong have been ongoing since June

Protesters clash with police at Hong Kong university

Asia / 17 Nov 19

Government supporters began removing roadblocks put in place by pro-democracy protesters

Clean-up begins in Hong Kong after week of violence

World / 16 Nov 19

Students in Hong Kong have barricaded themselves into their Universitys

Two German students arrested in Hong Kong over protests

World / 15 Nov 19

Hong Kong had lobbied for Alibaba's enormous IPO

Alibaba confirms huge Hong Kong public listing

Business / 15 Nov 19

China's Global Times briefly tweeted that the Hong Kong government was expected to announce a weekend curfew

Pro-democracy protesters bring Hong Kong to standstill

World / 14 Nov 19

Burberry's sales in Hong Kong have been impacted by the protests there

Burberry posts Q2 sales growth despite Hong Kong woes

Business / 14 Nov 19

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