Carrie Lam

Talks on how the central govt can help with the financial hub’s economic recovery will be held this month

Hong Kong government has made clear that advocating independence or greater autonomy for city is now illegal

Hong Kong has some of Asia's best schools and universities with academic freedoms unseen in mainland China

3,000 riot police had been placed on stand-by with rubber bullets and tear gas at the ready

Opponents are filibustering to delay a bill outlawing insults to the Chinese national anthem

If you are beaten by the police so many times and so aggressively, you're bound to hit back, says activist

Riot police swept into the area and fired tear gas to disperse the crowds

Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of occasionally violent protests

She wants to get back on 'the right path' after six months of pro-democracy protests

Protesters spent the afternoon marching through multiple malls chanting anti-government and anti-police slogans

Pro-democracy candidates are strategising on how to maximise their influence where they can

Over the last six months, police have fired more than 16,000 rounds of tear gas and 10,000 rubber bullet

Incident occurred in mid-November as the pro-democracy movement was in its fifth month

In a rare lull in police-protestor clashes, around 800,000 people marched peacefully through the city's streets

Women account for some 25 per cent of the 5,900 people arrested since early June

China had already denied requests for two US Navy ships to dock in Hong Kong in August

It also marked a resumption of the increasingly violent confrontations between protesters and police

Standoff settled into a tense stalemate during which hundreds fled the campus some making daring escapes

China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, condemned the bill as "naked interference in China's internal affairs"

Millions took to the streets earlier this year after Lam's government introduced a bill to allow extraditions

Lam said that her government would "listen humbly" to the public

Councils have historically been firmly in the grip of the Beijing-aligned establishment

Police were deployed at some polling stations and on city streets, but the presence was not particularly heavy

President Xi Jinping said China wants a deal but is "not afraid" to "fight back" if necessary

It has failed to cover the grievances expressed by thousands of people at peaceful demonstrators

China has repeatedly condemned protesters as violent criminals and rejected any foreign criticism

National People's Congress spokesperson indicated that the legislature might take some form of action

Beijing has instead repeatedly warned it will not tolerate any dissent

Protests have swept the global financial hub since June

Masked activists outside Hong Kong University blocked a main road by dropping objects from a footbridge

The nationalistic Global Times newspaper told the police to "be tough" and said it "firmly supports" their actions

Police also fired multiple rounds of tear gas at residents and then retreated, ceding the junction once more

Since June, protesters have thrown petrol bombs and vandalised banks, stores, metro stations

Police said three people were wounded in the incident, including the attacker

This is just one of five demands of the pro-democracy protesters

Hong Kong has now been battered by 20 weeks of protests, clashes have intensified each month

Two people shot, thousands injured and more than 2,300 people arrested since June

Foreign ministry spokesperson Geng says the US should stop meddling, warns China would take strong measures

Anti-government graffiti is scrawled over bus stops and buildings

The move was welcomed by government supporters and Beijing

Police quickly intervened to break up the scuffle, briefly using pepper spray

In one of the largest solidarity marches in Australia since Hong Kong's latest pro-democracy movement began in June

Crowds began heckling officers, shouting slogans such as "corrupt cops" and "triads"

I hope you all understand that we still care about Hong Kong society, says Lam

Residents skeptical that the talks would make any difference

Violent clashes become more intense and frequent as few demands are met

89 people were arrested over the weekend after 'radical protesters' attacked two police officers

Messages on the mooncakes are chants heard on Hong Kong's streets in the last three months

Trump calls for a peaceful resolution to the political crisis, urges Beijing to not escalate with a violent crackdown

Student groups have set a deadline of late Friday for their remaining demands to be met