Hong Kong has fallen into recession as the economy is battered by months of increasingly violent protests that show no signs of relenting, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says
In this June 10, 2019, photo, people walk in front of the Hong Kong Exchange Square at Central, a business district of Hong Kong.
"The blow to our economy is comprehensive," Paul Chan said in a blog post, adding that a preliminary estimate for third-quarter GDP on Thursday would show two successive quarters of contraction — the technical definition of a recession. The programming staff union of public broadcaster RTHK said on Monday it had called on police to identify officers who "attacked and ripped the face mask" off one of its journalists on Sunday. It said she was wearing a reflective vest clearly identifying herself as a journalist.
The city's Foreign Correspondents' Club condemned the arrest in a statement on Monday calling for an independent investigation into "police violence against journalists and interference with the media's right to cover the protests under Hong Kong law". In this October 7, 2019, file photo, pedestrians look at graffiti in front of China Travel Service in Hong Kong.
China denies meddling. It has accused foreign governments, including the United States and Britain, of stirring up trouble.
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