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Hong Kong protest: Hundreds arrested in New Year’s Day protests
About 400 people were arrested in New Year’s Day protests in Hong Kong after what started as a peaceful pro-democracy march of tens of thousands spiraled into chaotic scenes with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowds. The arrests
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Hong Kong gears up for huge New Year’s Day anti-government march
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters are expected to join a New Year’s Day march today as anti-government demonstrations that have embroiled the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spill into 2020. The pro-democracy march is being organized
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Hong Kong protest: Chaos ensues in shopping districts after Christmas protests
HONG KONG: Chaos ensued in Hong Kong’s main shopping districts last night as the clock approached midnight. Witnesses on the ground reported heavy use of pepper spray, as shops and other businesses were brought to an abrupt close on Christmas
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Hong Kong ‘silent night’ protests planned for Christmas Eve
HONG KONG: Hong Kong anti-government protesters plan to stage gatherings in prime shopping malls and a ‘silent night’ rally in a popular tourist precinct on Christmas Eve today, despite police warnings they would move in if trouble flares. Police said
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Hong Kong protest: Uighur support rally turned chaotic
Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city’s financial district yesterday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China’s ethnic Uighurs turned chaotic. Dozens of police marched across a public square
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UK urges China to open dialogue with Hong Kong on 1984 declaration
LONDON: Britain urged China today to open dialogue with Hong Kong protesters and respect the commitments it made 35 years ago in the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The treaty signed on Dec 19, 1984 pledged that Hong Kong’s high-degree of autonomy
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Hong Kong government urged to stop violence, resolve problems
Hong Kong’s chief secretary, Matthew Cheung, said today he was disappointed with recent protest violence after a period of relative calm, as the Asian financial hub geared up for more anti-government demonstrations in coming days. Cheung, speaking at a weekly
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Keqiang: Hong Kong not yet out of its ‘dilemma’
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing yesterday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of its “dilemma” with the city’s economy facing an unprecedented and challenging situation. Li met with Lam
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Hong Kong protests flare ahead of Xi’s meeting with Lam
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired tear gas in late night street clashes with anti-government protesters, ahead of a potentially pivotal meeting between Hong Kong’s leader and China’s president in Beijing today. Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, in the
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Carrie Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam left for Beijing today for her first visit to the Chinese capital since her government was handed a crushing defeat in local elections last month, prompting speculation about changes to her leadership team.
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