Tear Gas, Fiery Attack Near Polytechnic University
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); });
2019-11-14 HKT 10:43
Share this story
Riot police fired rounds of tear gas in Tsim Sha Tsui near Polytechnic University on Thursday morning.
Officers stationed at the intersection of Austin Road and Chatham Road South said an arrow was shot at a group of police officers patrolling the area at about 7am.
A group of people were holding umbrellas and gathering on a podium at the university.
A section of Austin Road was closed to traffic and police urged pedestrians to leave the scene as soon as possible.
At around 8am, burning objects were thrown onto the train tracks near Hung Hom MTR Station. Train services on the East Rail Line were briefly disrupted.
HSBC Launches TradeCash In Hong Kong To Accelerate Trade Finance Access
HSBC has launched a digital trade finance tool called HSBC TradeCash, allowing businesses in Hong Kong to upload sales ... Read more
HKEX And HKMA Launch Pilot On E-HKD For After-Hours Margin Payments
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have launched a joint pilot... Read more
Can You Trust AI Agents To Stay Within Your Intent?
Checking someone’s ID at the door of a nightclub tells you who they are, but it does not tell you how they will behav... Read more
China CITIC Bank Taps Tencent Cloud For Fintech 2.0 Banking Push In Hong Kong
Tencent Cloud has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China CITIC Bank International (CNCBI) to support the d... Read more
Payful Launches Cloud-Based Visa Charge Card Programme Via BPC SmartVista
Chinese cross-border payment company Payful has launched a cloud-native Visa charge-card programme for corporate and me... Read more
Hong Kong Banking Taskforce Convenes To Plan Northern Metropolis Financing
The Northern Metropolis Financial Advisory Taskforce held its inaugural meeting on 17 June to discuss the financing nee... Read more