Hong Kong to launch 3rd round of relief measures: Carrie Lam
Hong Kong has adopted the strictest social distancing measures and restrictions on inbound visitors to cope with a resurgence of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of July.
Hong Kong has adopted the strictest social distancing measures and restrictions on inbound visitors to cope with a resurgence of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of July.
Lam, a pro-Beijing appointee, was one of a number of Chinese and Hong Kong officials sanctioned by the United States after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the semi-autonomous city in late June.
The arrests of the suspects, aged 16 to 21, on Wednesday marked the first such crackdown on anti-government activists not at the scene of street protests since the legislation came into effect on June 30
According to data from the city's health department, of the additional local cases, more than half were unlinked to previous cases.
One provision of the national security law orders authorities to “strengthen the management” of foreign news organisations.
The 115 people arrested on February 29 comprised 71 men and 44 women, aged 15 to 54.
Protesters threw bricks, stones, bamboo sticks and other hard objects at an officer, who pulled out his gun as he believed his life was in danger, police said.
The Liaison Office, whose director is the highest-ranking Chinese political official in Hong Kong, was targeted in July by protesters throwing eggs and graffitiing the building.
Demonstrators came out en masse on Wednesday for the march organizers had to eventually cancel following police orders, that later led to clashes between officers and the more radical protesters.
Lam expressed hope for reconciliation in 2020 and said Hong Kong people have "resolved many difficulties before."