Tag Archives: Democracy

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE JULY 2, 2014 2:51 AMJuly 2, 2014 5:45 am

Marchers carried a scaled-down replica of the Goddess of Democracy, an icon of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, during Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstration Tuesday.Credit Kin Cheung/Associated Press

Cecilia Ng was born seven years after the Goddess of Democracy statue in Tiananmen Square was Continue reading →

By CHESTER YUNG, EDWARD NGAI and NED LEVIN CONNECT

Updated July 2, 2014 2:37 a.m. ET

Protesters are taken away by police officers after a sit-in in Hong Kong’s financial district. Kin Cheung/Associated Press
HONG KONG—Police arrested 511 people who refused to leave a street in the financial Continue reading →

By AP News Jun 30, 2014 5:39AM UTC

An assistance guides voters at a polling station for an unofficial referendum on democratic reform in Hong Kong Sunday

HONG KONG (AP) — An informal referendum aimed at bolstering support for greater democracy in Hong Kong has drawn nearly 800,000 votes and Beijing’s ire. Continue reading →

30 June 2014 Last updated at 02:15 ET

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A total of 792,808 voters took part in an unofficial referendum on universal suffrage in Hong Kong, organisers said.

The 10-day poll was held by protest group Occupy Central. Continue reading →

2014-06-27 

Lawyers gather in front of the court of final appeal during a march in defence of judicial independence in Hong Kong, June 27, 2014.
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Nearly 2,000 members of Hong Kong’s legal profession, Continue reading →

2014-06-24

Hong Kong Chief Executive C.Y. Leung (R) meets with Hong Kong businessmen in Beijing, April 11, 2012.
AFP

Hong Kong’s chief executive C.Y. Leung on Tuesday hit back at Continue reading →

By Wilfred Chan and Euan McKirdy, CNN

June 25, 2014 — Updated 0111 GMT (0911 HKT)

Hong Kong’s democratic referendum
Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 738,000 Hong Kongers Continue reading →