HK protesters call for talks with Beijing
Hong Kong
HONG KONG democracy activists on Tuesday called for direct talks with Beijing officials, the first time such a request has been made as they marked one month of mass protests by unfurling a sea of umbrellas.
The protests have been dubbed the Umbrella Movement, following creative ways demonstrators used them to shelter from the heat, torrential rain, pepper spray and police batons. As protesters streamed into an evening rally at the main protest camp, Alex Chow - president of leading protest group, the Hong Kong Federation of Students - said that he would seek a meeting with China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang if the Hong Kong government failed to relay protesters' demands to the mainland authorities.
KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
US dollar briefly falls versus yen after GDP data
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
US economic growth slows more than expected in Q1
Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons
BOE reports record usage of short-term liquidity repo
Philippines central bank not seeing rate hike despite peso weakness: finmin