So much for a Happy Lunar New Year!

[ ] [SCMP]( [ ] Hong Kong Protests [ ] [ ] [ ] Dear Reader [ ] Hong Kong is caught up in a new global health crisis triggered by the [coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan]( but while that may be dominating the news, the anti-government protests making the headlines over the past seven months are far from over. Fears over the spread of the coronavirus in Hong Kong led to [ugly confrontations in Fanling on Sunday night]( as protesters blocked roads and torched the ground-floor lobbies of two blocks of an empty public housing estate earmarked for a possible quarantine zone. Their message was: “Not in my backyard.” The protest movement is also ramping up its campaign against mainland Chinese migration to Hong Kong, citing the virus as justification for shutting down the city’s borders. There was [trouble in Mong Kok]( again for the second straight night as police fired tear gas at protesters who had blocked roads and assaulted some passers-by. Stay with SCMP as we bring you the latest from this troubled start to the Year of the Rat. Yonden Lhatoo, Chief News Editor [ ] [ ] Hong Kong [More than 80 radicals wanted by Hong Kong police take refuge in Taiwan]( 27 Jan, 2020 - 10:29 am [ ] Hong Kong [Tear gas fired in Mong Kok for second night in row as radicals block roads]( 27 Jan, 2020 - 06:17 am [ ] Hong Kong [Applications pour in for cash to research cause of Hong Kong protests]( 26 Jan, 2020 - 09:50 pm [ ] Hong Kong [Action choreographer charged with weapons possession, linked to bomb plot]( 26 Jan, 2020 - 10:30 pm [ ] Hong Kong [Rail operator continues to suffer from declining passenger numbers]( 23 Jan, 2020 - 11:05 pm [ ] Hong Kong [Officer who shot protester faces charge of attempted murder in rare private prosecution]( 23 Jan, 2020 - 11:04 pm [ ] Hong Kong [Protest-related breaches ‘found in 60 per cent of cases’ against teachers]( 23 Jan, 2020 - 11:14 am [ ] Hong Kong [Carrie Lam reveals ‘anti-protest camp’ has pressured her to rein in media]( 23 Jan, 2020 - 11:59 pm [ ] Hong Kong [Taiwanese sending equipment, messages of solidarity to Hong Kong protesters]( 27 Jan, 2020 - 03:34 pm [ ] Hong Kong [Hong Kong government must ‘listen to the people’ in Year of Rat: fortune stick]( 26 Jan, 2020 - 09:50 pm [ ] [ ] Year In Review [Your 2019 Year In Review]( [ ] What stories mattered to you, what topics did you read the most, and how do you compare to other SCMP readers? Find out with your personalised 2019 Year In Review round-up. [See your personalised report]( [ ] [ ] [ ] Infographics [Wuhan virus: a visual explainer]( [ ] China has confirmed the newly identified coronavirus in Wuhan city is transmitted from person to person; and the Chinese authorities’ most urgent concern is to contain the outbreak. [Read more]( [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] SIGN UP For SCMP Newsletters [ ] From Lifestyle to Business, from local to regional, from breaking news to daily digests never miss a story. Browse our newsletters [ ] [SIGN UP NOW]( [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [DOWNLOAD OUR ALL-NEW MOBILE APP]( [ ] [QRCode]( [ ] [ ] [ ] [SCMP]( [ ] [ ] STAY CONNECTED [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Copyright © 2020 South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( South China Morning Post · 19/F Tower One, Times Square · 1 Matheson Street · Causeway Bay · Hong Kong