Officers injured

The Hong Kong police said on Monday that 21 officers were injured during the violent incidents over the weekend as radical protesters intensified violence, vandalizing shops randomly and assaulting police officers with deadly weapons.

Among the 21 officers, 16 were injured on Sunday, with one suffering massive bleeding after being poled by a sharpened item in his back, and five others were injured on Saturday after being hit by bricks, according to a press briefing of the from police.

Tariff hikes

China is firmly opposed to the U.S. announcement that it will further raise the tariffs on about US$550 billion worth of Chinese imports, said a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Saturday.

“Such unilateral and bullying acts of trade protectionism and extreme pressure run counter to the consensus of the heads of state of China and the United States, and run counter to the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit,” the spokesperson said. The U.S. announcement will seriously damage the multilateral trading system and the normal order of international trade, the spokesperson said, warning the U.S. side is bound to bear the consequences of its own actions.

Macao election

Ho Iat Seng, the lone contender of the fifth-term chief executive election of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), was declared winner on Sunday.

Ho, if approved by the Central Government, is set to take the helm of the SAR government at the end of this year. Born in Macao in 1957, Ho comes from a well-off local business family.

H5N6 flu case

Beijing’s disease control authority has confirmed a human infection case of the H5N6 bird flu virus.

The 59-year-old patient came to Beijing three months ago and had been exposed to slaughtered poultry before developing symptoms on August 6, the municipal center for disease control and prevention said on August 21. The case was confirmed on August 17 as an infection of H5N6 virus, said the center. The municipal government has implemented responsive measures in accordance with relevant requirements for prevention and control.

(SD-Agencies)