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Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Sep 4 (ANI): Amid months of protest in the city, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday will announce the formal withdrawal of an extradition bill that would have allowed extraditions of criminal suspects for further prosecution in China.
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Hong Kong's Carrie Lam denies 'quitting' after audio leak
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 3 (ANI): Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam, on Tuesday said she had not tendered resignation to Beijing, nor even "contemplated to discuss a resignation" with her mainland superiors.
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Protests disrupt air travel in Hong Kong for 2nd consecutive day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Aug 13 (ANI): All outbound flights from Hong Kong were canceled as the international airport here saw chaos play out for a second straight day after hordes of protesters descended at the pre-security departures area.
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Hong Kong leader says city becoming dangerous amid protests
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that violent actions of protesters, who paralysed the city's airport the day before, were pushing the autonomous region to a point of no return and making it a dangerous place.
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China urges Britain to stop interfering in its internal matters
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 11 (ANI): China has urged the United Kingdom to stop interfering in its internal matters and making random and inflammatory accusations on Hong Kong, a special administrative region in southern China that was earlier under the British rule till 1997.
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China must stop 'dangerous' reports about American diplomat in HK: US
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): China must stop publishing its "dangerous" media reports involving the American diplomat who met with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, the United States said on Friday.
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Hong Kong: HK$1 million offered for information on protester who threw Chi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 5 (ANI): Former Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung has offered $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information on the "maniac who threw the national (China's) flag into the sea."
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Violent protests have pushed Hong Kong to dangerous situation: Carrie Lam
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 5 (ANI): Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Monday said that violent protests have pushed the region to the verge "of a very dangerous situation," and that they have also affected the economy.
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Hong Kong: Protesters march to Mong Kok as unrest enters 9th week
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 3 (ANI): After receiving the last-minute approval to hold demonstrations, protesters swarmed the shopping district of Mong Kok here on Saturday to continue their agitations against the government and the now-suspended extradition bill.
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Chaos in Hong Kong as protesters disrupt metro services
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): Thousands of commuters had a harrowing time on Tuesday after protesters blocked metro train services during the morning rush hour, in the latest anti-government demonstrations which have rocked Hong Kong for the last few months.
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Hong Kong: Riot police fires tear gas, swung batons at protestors
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): Refusing to back down, riot police in Hong Kong fired tear gas and swung batons at protestors as thousands gathered to protest against a previous attack on demonstration.
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Clashes in Hong Kong after protest against mainland Chinese traders
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jul 13 (ANI): Police and protesters clashed with each other on Saturday after thousands took to the streets to protest against mainland Chinese traders visiting Sheung Shui, a border town in Hong Kong located close to Shenzhen in mainland China.
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