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Shirley Zhao
Shirley Zhao
Hong Kong
@shirleyZhaoXY
Reporter, Hong Kong 
Shirley Zhao worked at the Post from 2013 until 2019, after reporting from China for a Hong Kong-based magazine. She has covered education, and now focuses on housing, land and planning.

Locals among investors from China flocking to Japan to buy property, particularly hotels and private lodgings. Not even a tough law on home sharing introduced last year is deterring them.

Liberal Party leader Felix Chung predicts extended closure of Legislative Council, but he and Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai say business can continue if alternative venue is found.

Organisers say 165,000 join counter protest while police put number at 53,000. Multiple confrontations reported, as well as abuse and harassment of journalists.

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Hong Kong government points to impact of extradition bill protests, as Secretary for Development Michael Wong says partnership with private developers will be discussed when atmosphere is ‘more relaxed’.

Muted tactic praised for avoiding clashes but concerns raised over morale of force, as observers note some protesters had clearly broken the law with impunity.

Andy Tsang, who was in charge of Hong Kong force during Occupy protests in 2014, says police should not apologise for use of tear gas, rubber bullets and beanbag rounds – but admits he only knows what he saw on TV.

Youth Development Commission deputy chairman calls on local leaders, including educators and religious figures, to talk to young people and help prevent the crisis from escalating.

Second sensitive piece of legislation delayed as police and security chiefs call on public not to vent their frustrations at city’s beleaguered officers.

Urban Renewal Authority surplus falls 80 per cent in a year as pressure rises to buy expensive old buildings and convert them into cheap, quality housing.

Test papers were handed in empty or vandalised, had random answers, or every box in multiple choice questions was ticked in what is believed to be coordinated campaign using Telegram app.

Major Admiralty mall still closed, as civil servants told to avoid government HQ. Shopping centres became scenes of shelter for protesters during police crackdown.

Communicating via an encrypted chat group, the masked youth who battled police had only a vague plan of action and often contradicted themselves. But to police they were prepared and organised radicals.

Officers and protesters suffered injuries, some needing hospital treatment, as police used batons and pepper spray to beat back a mob of masked demonstrators trying to storm the Legislative Council building.

Drainage Services Department has been testing system to devise measures for a relocation of its plant, signalling government’s awareness of reducing impact on animal habitats.

New simulation gives players the opportunity to start their own trading company in the 19th century. It is backed by US consulate in Hong Kong which wants to see what the next generation would have made of the opportunity.

Tam Yiu-chung also supports skipping bills committee scrutiny in the legislature, and taking the matter to the full council. He says while some countries have clauses in their deals with the mainland to protect their citizens, this will be ‘too complicated’ for the city.

He says estimate was made when both superpowers were expected to reach a deal, but even if the mood has changed, it is still ‘not appropriate’ to adjust figure.