Arrests follow calls from activists to paralyse the city during the early morning commute

Hundreds arrested by police after giving themselves up or trying to escape

It’s not too late for the city’s authorities to act to defuse a crisis for which they are primarily to blame

Man in critical condition after officer seen grappling with demonstrator before shooting towards another

Scenes of violence raise the stakes and add to the risk of a dangerous miscalculation

Riot police patrol the subway where some of the most violent clashes have erupted

Organisers of Saturday’s banned march called off the event fearing mass arrests

Police seek to force back brick-throwing protesters on Sunday after violent clashes

Protesters' demands grow to include expanded elections and amnesty for arrested demonstrators

Hundreds of thousands join protest in pouring rain as tensions reach new level

Trump urges Chinese President Xi to meet protestors

Riot police use tear gas as city-wide escalation of the nine-week demonstrations continues

Spokesman calls on Hong Kong people to oppose violence following weekend clashes

Anger over an extradition Bill sees thousands descended on China’s representative office

Activists not satisfied by Carrie Lam’s declaration that extradition Bill is ‘dead’

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam suspends a proposed extradition bill indefinitely

Sino-British pact guarantees autonomy in all areas apart from defence and foreign affairs

FT editor’s visa ban linked to talk he hosted in August with independence activist

Foreign Correspondents’ Club the focus of Beijing’s ire after pro-independence speech

Region’s highest-ranking financial official visits Dublin to cement trading ties

Hong Kong Letter: Contrasting styles then and now, but Beijing is far more assertive

Activists demand democracy 20 years after transfer of territory from Britain to China

Aircraft carrier passes close to the island en route to anniversary events in Hong Kong

Tens of thousands attend march as Carrie Lam sworn in as territory’s chief executive

Government opponents arrested over a November protest outside a Chinese bureau

Student leader was barred entry by Thai authorities at China’s request

Government prosecutors fail in bid to jail student leaders over 2014 protests

Local elections seen as first sign of shift to younger democracy activists from the veterans

Lee Bo insists he was not abducted after his wife reported him missing in recent months

A year on since the tear gas and democratic struggle still seen as a long-term campaign

Protests crippled parts of the former British colony last year over plans for how its next leader will be elected

Police told to enforce laws preventing ‘suspicious’ gatherings of three or more

Total visitor numbers up 12.6 per cent compared with last year

Civil disobedience movement call for city centre evacuation over fears of violence

Chief executive warns police will take ‘all necessary actions’ as deadline expires today

Leader warns of ‘serious consequences’ if protests occupy government buildings

Chinese government appears to be losing patience with movement

Unrest is worst since China resumed rule over former British colony in 1997

Police repeatedly use pepper spray, fire tear gas and baton-charge the crowd

Nomination of candidates for next leader to be tightly controlled