Fiery protests raged through Hong Kong’s streets, days after Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced billions in handouts intended to calm the unrest
Protesters set fires and police deployed tear gas and water cannon as tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in an illegal march in Hong Kong on Sunday, showing that a raft of recent measures by the government hasn’t quelled months of unrest in the city.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in her annual policy address Wednesday pledged to boost the supply of low-cost homes, offer mortgage assistance for first-time buyers and increase mass-transit fare subsidies, in an attempt to sap momentum from the protest movement by improving...
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