Hong Kong financial firms brace for disruptions as protests intensify

[Behappyalways]

Hong Kong anger flares at shoppers from China
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31483185

[CityFarmer]

Instability will stay for a while in Hong Kong...

Hong Kong delegates to China’s parliament seek mainland security laws to counter protests

HONG KONG — Two Hong Kong delegates to China’s parliament are pushing to implement mainland security laws months after pro-democracy protesters shut down major parts of the Chinese-controlled city, broadcaster RTHK said today (Feb 22).

The last time Hong Kong tried to pass national security legislation was in 2003 when half a million people took to the streets, a key lawmaker withdrew his support and the government was forced to withdraw its proposal.

Mr Stanley Ng, chairman of the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, said his proposal was triggered by the so-called Occupy Central protests, Hong Kong’s failure to pass its own national security laws and its lack of laws addressing foreign intervention and secession.

A second Hong Kong delegate to China’s rubber-stamp National People’s Congress, Mr Peter Wong, said he supported the proposal, RTHK said.
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http://www.todayonline.com/chinaindia/ch...r-protests

[CityFarmer]

The activists are getting out of control.

Well, HKer are pragmatic, I really doubt it will get popular, but may be out of control within a group of minority...

HK activists target mainland visitors in new democracy push

HONG KONG — Nearly three months after the police cleared away the last of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy street protests, lingering anger is stoking a new front of radical activism that has turned shopping malls and university campuses into a fresh battleground.

While still relatively few in number, a cluster of outspoken groups have staged small but disruptive protests in recent weeks targeting mainland Chinese visitors. The protests tap a seam of grassroots resentment to call for greater Hong Kong nationalism and even independence from China.

More than 100 such activists descended on the New Town Plaza, a mega-mall a short train ride from the border, on a recent Sunday to harass day trippers who stream across daily to shop, eat and sightsee.
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http://www.todayonline.com/chinaindia/ch...cracy-push

[egghead]

It may have been legal in HK to stage protests but to harass ordinary people....?

[touzi]

Looks like every society has its lunatic fringe aka Roy & Co. Keep them at the fringe.

[zerobeta]

another proof hk people are damn arrogant and narrow minded… let's see how they can survive if 0 mainlander enter HK, or they want to be separated from China? yea why don't China stop associating itself with HK as well, China is such a big country, HK is only a tiny part of it (how much GDP does HK contribute to China anyway?)... stop supplying water to HK and see if they beg for mercy... HK calling China uncivilized and uneducated, well that's true because some of them never actually got a proper education... meanwhile almost all HK citizens get access to basic education yet their manner is also unwelcoming not just to foreigners but themselves as well... they are rude, they push you while walking in the MTR without saying sorry, you think that's because they are busy financial men but at the same time they can also walk so slowly in a group which block your way, talking about discipline and consistencies.... they treat other people without respect, when they hold umbrella they dont care if it hits your eyes, when they walk towards you they dont move aside and dont care if they bump into you... HK is such a small city yet it's very dirty compared to other developed cities (Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, etc.)... they claim they are very efficient yet the MTR is often late and often experiences technical problems... living cost here is expensive, rent is expensive, the city is heavily polluted, they don't have many varieties of foods (dim sum, siu mei, won ton noodle, yea what else?), they are poor in history and culture (which most are borrowed from China anyway), and there's a severe lack of vibes and entertainment in this tiny little polluted place... a pathetic place to be honest... #stoprant

[Behappyalways]

反水客示威33人被捕
元朗大混戰
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first...2/19060214

[Behappyalways]

急撤上水　突襲屯門　夜攻尖嘴
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first...9/19069186

[CityFarmer]

Is it good for HK economy? Well, only HK people can decide on their own fate...

Chinese tour groups to Hong Kong slide amid protests

HONG KONG - The number of mainland Chinese tour groups visiting Hong Kong plunged about 80 percent in early March as rising anti-mainland sentiment and a series of protests deterred many from crossing the border, underscoring a deepening divide between both sides.

Tensions have escalated in recent weeks, with local activists accusing mainland visitors of crowding public transport and buying up everything from infant milk formula to diapers.

Protesters have confronted visitors in shopping malls close to the border, complaining that they are pushing up prices, blocking roads and generally being a nuisance.

"We used to handle roughly 400 to 500 tours a day, but now it's only over 100 per day. It happened between the end of February and the beginning of March," said Paul Leung, chairman of The Hong Kong Inbound Travel Association.
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http://www.todayonline.com/world/chinese...d-protests

[Behappyalways]

【政改方案】泛民離場抗議 斥政府要港人淪投票工具
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/n...2/53659559