Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at protesters opposed to election delay, new law

HONG KONG: Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds took to the streets to demonstrate against the postponement of legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China.

"Today is supposedly our voting day, we need to resist to fight back for our vote,” said a 70-year old woman surnamed Wong as she marched with other demonstrators.The poll would have been the former British colony’s first official vote since Beijing imposed new security legislation in late June. The government insists there was no political motive behind the delay.

These slogans are now banned under the new security law. Police said they arrested at least 90 people for illegal gatherings, in a notice on their Facebook page. Anti-government demonstrations have declined this year mainly because of limits on group gatherings, imposed to counter the spread of coronavirus, and the security law, which punishes actions China sees as subversive, secessionist, terrorist or colluding with foreign forces.Critics say the law aims to quash dissent in the city, while supporters say it will bring more stability after a year of often-violent anti-government and anti-China unrest.

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Hong Kong police announce arrest of man for 'seditious' intentHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong police arrested a 47-year-old man for 'seditious' intent, an official said at a press conference ahead of an expected protest later on Sunday (Sept 6) over delayed local elections.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Hong Kong restaurant's Covid-19 guide a hit in various sectors around the worldHONG KONG - What started out as scribbles on napkins have turned into a handy guide on how to run a restaurant in a pandemic that is now referred to by varied sectors around the world .. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Hong Kong says almost 1 million registered for coronavirus testingHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - About 978,000 people have registered for the Hong Kong government's mass testing programme as of 8am, Mr Alfred Sit, secretary for innovation and technology, said in a radio show on Saturday morning (Sept 5), RTHK reported.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Vastly different Hong Kong, Singapore housing markets find common ground in booming co-living segmentHong Kong and Singapore, rival finance hubs in Asia, may have vastly different housing markets, but one thing they share in common is a relative abundance of co-living options.Last year, a study by Knight Frank ranked Hong Kong as fourth and Singapore ninth among 20 Asia-Pacific cities that are likely
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »

Stop 'meddling' in Hong Kong affairs, China tells UN experts
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Vastly different Hong Kong, Singapore housing markets find common ground in booming co-living segment
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »