Lawyers

• Does Beijing wants to impose Mainland Laws to Autonomous Hong Kong? Legislators feared to be bypassed

  A legal expert from Beijing suggested the positioning of Mainland Officers to the West Kowloon Terminus of the controversial Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway. This is withouth changing the Basic Law which implies that it will go directly under the noses of the lawmakers without being scruitinized.

• U.S. bill links Hong Kong economic privileges to autonomy

  A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators reintroduced a bill on Friday aimed at putting pressure on China to ensure autonomy and human rights in Hong Kong.

• Philippine leader vows justice for police but warns on anger

  Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday promised justice for 44 policemen killed in a clash with Muslim rebels but, underscoring his calls for the violence not to derail peace efforts, warned against an angry response to the violence.

• Chinese leadership offers support for Hong Kong leader

  China's central government fully approves of the leadership of Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying and the work of the territory's government which has shown itself "unafraid of challenges", Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.

• Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest site

  Hong Kong authorities arrested several pro-democracy activists on Monday as they cleared the last of three protest sites, marking the closure of demonstration camps in the city that have blocked streets for more than two months.

• Hong Kong clashes break out away from Central protest site

  Violent scuffles broke out in one of Hong Kong's most famous and congested shopping districts on Friday, as hundreds of supporters of Chinese rule stormed tents and ripped down banners belonging to pro-democracy protesters, forcing many to retreat.

• UK's Cameron shifts tack on constitutional shake-up to mollify Scots

  Scotland will get more autonomy with no "ifs or buts", Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on Sunday, after Scottish leader Alex Salmond accused him and other politicians of tricking Scots out of independence.

• Hong Kong students to boycott class to protest China curbs on democracy

  Hong Kong students are preparing for a showdown with Beijing over democratic reforms by boycotting classes on Monday, as a restive younger generation challenges the Chinese Communist Party's tightening grip on the city.