Hong Kong's extradition bill demonstrations have mutated into a much bigger and more complex animal, ripping open old wounds and expanding a political fight as the city battens down for a summer of protests.

Hong Kong's protesters dig in for long summer of discontent

Hong Kong retailers said on Tuesday they expect sales for July and August to drop by double-digits from a year earlier due to large and sometimes violent protests that have gripped the Chinese-ruled city for more than a month.

Hong Kong retailers forecast sharp drop in sales as protests rock city

Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were "rioters", the finance hub's pro-Beijing leader said Monday, as she threw her support behind the city's beleaguered police force following another weekend of clashes.

I think we can really describe them as 'rioters': Carrie Lam on Hong Kong mall protesters

Seven Hong Kong media associations held a silent march in Hong Kong on Sunday (July 14) against alleged police violence. Several hundred reporters marched from a park in Admiralty near the Central Government Offices to the police headquarters, where they held up signs reading "Stop police violence, defend press freedom" and "Protect our fourth estate".

Hong Kong reporters march against alleged police violence

Hong Kong protesters clashed with police on Saturday in a town near the boundary with mainland China where thousands rallied against the presence of Chinese traders, seizing on another grievance following major unrest over an extradition bill, reported news agency Reuters.

Hong Kong protesters, police clash as demonstrations target Chinese traders

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the city's biggest political crisis in decades was dead and the government's work on the bill was a "total failure". The bill, which would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China to face trial in courts controlled by the ruling Communist Party, sparked huge and at times violent street protests and plunged the former British colony into turmoil.

Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is 'dead', refuses independent police inquiry

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the territory's biggest political crisis in decades was dead, admitting that the government's work on the bill had been a "total failure". The bill, which would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China to face trial, sparked huge and at times violent street protests and plunged the former British colony into turmoil. In mid-June Lam responded to huge protests by suspending the bill, but that move failed to mollify critics, who continued to demonstrate against the bill and call for Lam's resignation. Hong Kong was returned to China from Britain in 1997.

Hong Kong bows to public pressure, drops extradition bill

Five people were arrested during overnight clashes in Hong Kong between riot officers and anti-government protesters, police said Monday, as the political violence rocking the international hub shows no sign of abating.

Hong Kong police arrest five after night of clashes

Protesters gathered in Hong Kong's on Sunday (July 7) to join in a march heading to the train station, to explain to mainland Chinese visitors their opposition to an extradition bill that has plunged the city into political turmoil.

Hong Kong protesters get ready to explain grievances to Chinese visitors

Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments on Thursday for unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests in the former British colony.

'Western ideologues' to blame for Hong Kong unrest: Chinese media

China on Tuesday rebuked Donald Trump for "gross interference" in Hong Kong's affairs after the US president said protesters who stormed the city's legislature wanted democracy for the financial hub.

China slams Donald Trump's 'gross interference' in Hong Kong

Hundreds of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial extradition bill. Police sprayed pepper spray to disperse the demonstrators in the latest protests over the extradition bill, which would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party. The bill, which the government was forced to suspend after the largest and most violent protests in decades, has plunged the Asian financial center into political turmoil.

Protesters scuffle ahead of Hong Kong handover anniversary ceremony

Protests against the controversial extradition bill.

Hong Kong Protest: Protesters break into government building

Anti-government protesters laid siege to Hong Kong's parliament on Monday as the territory marked its China handover anniversary, smashing windows, battling police armed with pepper spray and plunging the city further into crisis.

Violent clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary

Anniversary Protests Begin In Hong Kong

Hong Kong is gearing up for an annual pro-democracy march on Monday, the anniversary of its handover to Beijing, that could draw large crowds amid widespread anger over an extradition bill that has already seen millions take to the streets.

Extradition bill fury likely to fuel numbers at Hong Kong annual rally

Protesters in Hong Kong blocked roads and forced workers to leave the justice secretary`s offices on Thursday in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that has now been suspended.

Fresh protests hit Hong Kong as activists seek voice at G20

China's Foreign Ministry denounced the UK for its "interference" in Hong Kong affairs on Wednesday after the British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told parliament that London would ban sales of tear gas to Hong Kong and called for an independent probe into the recent violence.

UK should stop interfering in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs: Foreign ministry

China has asked Canada to suspend all meat exports after discovering bogus veterinary health certificates attached to a batch of pork, its embassy said Tuesday, as Canadian police launched a criminal probe.

China halts Canadian meat exports over fake certificates

Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia’s leading financial centre had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some roads reopened for traffic as normal, but it remained unclear whether further mass protests would take place.

Hong Kong: Protesters' Demands Still Unmet

Thousands Of People Have Again Mobilised Protests Against The Extradition Bill In Hong Kong

Gravitas: Fresh protests erupt in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student groups were preparing to mobilise support for another major demonstration, a union leader said, as a Thursday deadline approached for the pro-Beijing government to respond to demands of protesters who have shaken the city with massive rallies.

Hong Kong protesters threaten more demonstrations if demands not met

Hong Kong does not need meddling by "black hand" Western forces who are trying to destroy its stability, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Wednesday, after mass protests there against a controversial extradition bill.

China says Hong Kong does not need meddling by 'black hand' Western forces

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