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Hong Kong leaders struggle to control resurgent COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 20 (ANI): With the COVID-19 cases rapidly rising, the Hong Kong administration is finding itself unable to manage the pandemic with some fearing the government's failure to get the virus under control has accelerated Beijing's creeping authority over the semi-autonomous terr
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Hong Kong to exclude large companies 'unaffected by COVID fifth wave' from
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the country will exclude the large supermarkets and pharmacy chains, as well as other businesses from the next round of government wage subsidies, who remain "unaffected" from the fifth-wave of Covid-19 outbreak.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive to skip Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 31 (ANI): Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam is set to skip the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic and stay at home to manage the fight against a surge in untraceable COVID-19 cases.
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Hong Kong to expand 'vaccine bubble' from February 24
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 4 (ANI): Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday announced that the government will expand the "vaccine bubble" from February 24 to cover more places and residents must have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to enter the premises.
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"Pro-Beijing" lawmakers sworn-in to Hong Kong's Legislature
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3(ANI): All 90 members of the seventeenth legislative council of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Area (HKSAR) took the oath of allegiance on Monday officiated by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. This follows the electoral overhaul by Beijing in HKSAR.
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HK Chief Executive slams Blinken's remark on pro-democracy media outlet
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 30 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday slammed the remarks on independent media Stand News made by some Western government officials including one by US State Secretary Anthony Blinken.
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam terminating press freedom in Hong Kong: NGO aft
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI): Condemning the recent raid on the office of Hong Kong independent media Stand News, Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders said that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is terminating press freedom in the territory and called on authorities to release a
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Hong Kong: Lowest election voter turnout yet, pro-govt candidates register
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 21 (ANI): Hong Kong "patriots only" elections witnessed a record low voter turnout as pro-government candidates swept into the expanded legislature.
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Hong Kong Alliance hits back at Carrie Lam for striking group off from com
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China on Tuesday hit back at an executive order from Chief Executive Carrie Lam which has struck the group from the companies registry.
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Hong Kong: University's ruling body members urge reversal of students camp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 8 (ANI): Seven members of the University of Hong Kong governing council has urged the ruling body to reverse its ban on several students from campus for sympathising with a police attacker.
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Hong Kong activist handed 9-year jail term in first national security case
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): A Hong Kong activist, who is the first person to be convicted under the contentious national security law, has been jailed for nine years on Friday.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive returns honorary fellowship at Cambridge Univers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 16 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she has given up her honorary fellowship at the Wolfson College of Cambridge University.
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