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Hong Kong electoral changes by China do not represent will of residents: U
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 1 (ANI): China's drastic overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system would neither produce any "meaningful democratic results" nor represent the inclusive and credible will of Hongkongers, the United States' top envoy to the city said on Thursday.
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US condemns Beijing's move to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States has condemned China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move which is feared to further clamp down on opposition voices in the city
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Taiwanese govt urged to take steps to protect Hong Kong dissidents
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 3 (ANI): Taiwanese students on Tuesday (local time) urged President Tsai Ing-wen's government to take concrete actions to protect Hong Kong political dissidents after 47 pro-democracy figures in the semi-autonomous region were charged last weekend under a new Chinese n
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Beijing hits out at London as British overseas passport process begins
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 1 (ANI): A day after London vowed 'not to look the other way' after Beijing said that it would stop recognising British National Overseas BN (O) passport as a travel or identification document, the Chinese government on Sunday called the move as "the logic of a brazen ban
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London slams Beijing for threatening to withdraw recognition of British ov
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 21 (ANI): London has lambasted Beijing over its threat to stop recognising the British National (Overseas) [BN (O)] passport as a valid travel document, a proposed reprisal against the Western nation for offering Hongkongers a pathway to citizenship in order to escape the
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail for failing to surrender his Britis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): A former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker, who was charged with taking part in a pro-democracy protest last summer in Hong Kong, is back in custody after officers from the police force's national security unit found he had failed to surrender his British passport as
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UK top choice for Hongkongers fleeing amid Beijing's draconian security la
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 18 (ANI): As the Chinese Communist Party continues to impose the draconian National Security Law (NSL), the UK comes across as an easy path to citizenship, according to Midland Immigration Consultancy.
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Police take Hong Kong media tycoon to his yacht as part of national securi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 11 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Tuesday took media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was arrested a day earlier under the draconian national security law, to his yacht as part of ongoing investigation.
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Four members of Hong Kong pro-independence group arrested by police unit e
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): Enforcing the draconian national security law, Hong Kong's new police unit arrested four student members of a pro-independence group, aged 16 to 21 on Wednesday, reported South China Morning Post.
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China trying to intimidate foreign, Chinese citizens overseas through Hong
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): The draconian Hong Kong Security law not only impact those sitting in Hong Kong but also applies criminal penalties for vague political offences to anyone, anywhere in the world, regardless of whether they have a substantial connection to the city, The Diplom
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Hong Kong schools told to remove books that might violate new national sec
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Hong Kong Education Bureau has recommended schools to review their book collections and remove those titles that may breach the draconian national security law.
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US Congress passes bill penalising banks doing business with China over Ho
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): The US Congress on Thursday (local time) unanimously gave nod to a bill penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials responsible for imposing the security law in Hong Kong, Al Jazeera reported.
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