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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 protest: Police fire tear gas at protestors in Sham Shui Po dist
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 11 (ANI): Violent clashes broke out between police and pro-democracy demonstrators on Sunday after thousands took to the streets of Sham Shui Po district for an unauthorised march as a part of the ongoing anti-government protests.
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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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Hong Kong: 6 injured after fireworks let off at crowd
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 31 (ANI): At least six protesters suffered injuries in the early hours of Wednesday when fireworks were let off from a vehicle directed at the crowd who had gathered outside a police station here to protest against the rioting charges on their fellow demonstrators.
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Hong Kong: Police use tear gas at protesters, violence breaks out at Yuen
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 21 (ANI): Riot police on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters here, after lakhs of people took to the streets for the seventh consecutive week against the now-suspended extradition bill.
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Hong Kong Police Commissioner condemns violence between forces and protest
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 15 (ANI): Police Commissioner Stephen Lo Wai here on Monday condemned the violence that broke out between forces and protestors, which left 28 people injured.
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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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Extradition bill is dead, says Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 9 (ANI): Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the contested extradition bill is "dead" after a series of protests against the document gripped the region recently.
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Pompeo, Hong Kong businessman discuss controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with Hong Kong-based businessman Jimmy Lai here on Monday and discussed the controversial extradition bill and the status of the former British colony's autonomy.
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'Free Hong Kong!': Protestors chant in Mandarin to educate Chinese mainlan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Thousands of protesters marched through the streets here on Sunday in a bid to keep up the pressure on the Hong Kong government to withdraw a controversial extradition bill that has triggered series of mass rallies in recent weeks.
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