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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

South China Morning Post- Hong Kong

Police have been accused of using excessive force in Central to drag 511 protesters from an overnight sit-in that followed the July 1 democracy march.
Updated 3 Jul 2014 - 9:15am
Beijing is unlikely to make concessions on political reform despite demands by hundreds of thousands of people who joined the July 1 pro-democracy march.
Updated 3 Jul 2014 - 8:51am
Police say all the demonstrators arrested during an overnight sit-in were released last night. Among them a total of 25 were released on bail, while 486 were given warnings and released.
3 Jul 2014 - 7:47am
Police used numbing 'pressure point tactics' to haul reluctant protesters away from their sit-in in Chater Road early yesterday.
Updated 3 Jul 2014 - 8:56am
Former chief secretary Anson Chan said there was still room for negotiation despite the win by the Alliance for True Democracy's three-track proposal that included the right for all voters to...
3 Jul 2014 - 3:26am
Liberal Party leader James Tien Pei-chun suggested yesterday that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying should perhaps consider resigning after the massive turnout for the July 1 march.
3 Jul 2014 - 3:26am
As Central steeled itself for another morning rush hour, dozens of people at a peaceful overnight sit-in on Chater Road were ready to get out of the way of office workers.
3 Jul 2014 - 3:26am

Opinion

Two former Happy Valley players and a former team official were charged by the ICAC yesterday over match-fixing allegations.
Updated 3 Jul 2014 - 8:30am
Almost half of Hong Kong's employers plan to recruit more staff in the second half of this year, according to a survey, the strongest hiring trend since late 2011.
3 Jul 2014 - 8:16am
The speed of construction projects on the mainland is something to be envied, says one of the first Hong Kong architects to work in Shenzhen's Qianhai special economic zone.
3 Jul 2014 - 7:38am
Public housing tenants will be asked to help relieve the Housing Authority's financial burden with a rent increase of almost 10 per cent, if an authority committee approves the plan tomorrow.
3 Jul 2014 - 7:35am
Hong Kong students consistently outperform their American peers in subjects like business, economics and engineering, the head of a leading US university says.
3 Jul 2014 - 3:56am
Marine consultants hired by the Airport Authority should present facts to back up their claims that building a third runway at Chek Lap Kok would not threaten Chinese white dolphins in the area....
Updated 3 Jul 2014 - 9:19am
Every civil movement needs a theme song. A couple of hits by local rock-band legend Beyond have dominated demonstrations for a decade, and now it seems Kay Tse On-kei's new Canto-pop song, Egg and...
3 Jul 2014 - 3:39am
Hundreds of protesters ended their blockade of Chater Road in Central this morning after staging a night-long sit-in following the annual July 1 march.
2 Jul 2014 - 1:47pm
Congestion warnings have been raised in Admiralty and Central, and drivers heading in rush hour traffic to the area have been asked to avoid unless "necessary" by transport bosses.
2 Jul 2014 - 6:13pm
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand "genuine" democracy in 2017 and express their anger at Beijing's declaration of its authority over Hong Kong in the biggest July 1 protest in...
2 Jul 2014 - 9:32am
An overwhelming 91 per cent of marchers polled by the South China Morning Post on July 1 stood firm on the public's right to nominate candidates to run in the next chief executive election.
2 Jul 2014 - 5:42pm
Police accused the Civil Human Rights Front of deliberately making slow progress, while the front said the police caused a bottleneck by not opening more lanes for the marchers.
2 Jul 2014 - 3:51pm
Vice-President Li Yuanchao urged Hong Kong's youth to strengthen their understanding of the rule of law and support the government's plans for the city's democratic reform.
2 Jul 2014 - 7:57am
Angered by the State Council's white paper declaring its "comprehensive jurisdiction" over the city, and by the dysfunctional legislature, some also said they would join the overnight sit-in by...
2 Jul 2014 - 5:58pm
At least six luxury shops on Chater Road stayed closed yesterday ahead of an overnight sit-in by student groups. Almost half of the shops on the ground floor of The Landmark mall also remained...
2 Jul 2014 - 8:40am
While hundreds of thousands took to the streets to express their opposition to the government, others attended handover celebrations, concerts and dance events. 
2 Jul 2014 - 4:23am
Almost 80 per cent of public secondary schools in East Kowloon are not up to Education Bureau standards, a study by the Post has found, prompting warnings from educators that children's education...
2 Jul 2014 - 7:42am
Hong Kong is facing a huge influx of illegal red sandalwood, with 26 tonnes of the timber worth about HK$40 million seized from smugglers last year - 100 times the amount seized in 2012.
2 Jul 2014 - 8:42am
More than 400 years ago, the upper slopes of Tai Mo Shan were covered in lush, green forest. 
2 Jul 2014 - 5:53pm
The father of an eight-year-old boy who died from encephalitis on Sunday has questioned whether an oversight by doctors at the Prince of Wales Hospital led to his son's death.
2 Jul 2014 - 3:16am

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