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China calls for 'zero tolerance' post violent Hong Kong protests
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): China on Tuesday called for 'zero tolerance' after protesters stormed and ransacked Hong Kong's Legislative Council building on the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 return to the Chinese rule.
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Trump: Discussed HK protests with Xi Jinping, hope it 'gets solved'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he "briefly" discussed the Hong Kong protests during his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Recent Hong Kong protests mark break from peaceful demonstrations
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): The recent wave of Hong Kong protests marked a break from the peaceful demonstrations against the controversial extradition bill after a group of protesters smashed their way into the offices of the legislature and wrecked the building on Monday evening.
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Amid high tensions, mass pro-democracy march begins
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Amid high tensions, the mass pro-democracy march commenced on Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong, from the United Kingdom to China.
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Hong Kong protesters take to streets of Osaka to appeal for G20 leaders' s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], June 28 (ANI): Thousands of Hong Kong protesters took to the streets in Japan's Osaka, where the G20 Summit is underway, on Friday to appeal for the support from the G20 leaders in their fight against a controversial extradition bill.
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Hong Kong: Protestors end 15-hour long siege of police headquarters amid b
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 22 (ANI): Thousands of protestors here in the wee hours of Saturday morning ended their 15-hour siege of the city's police headquarters after putting up demonstrations demanding complete withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill and exoneration of demonstrators arrested
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Hong Kong: Carrie Lam publicly apologises for extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 18 (ANI): Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader, Carrie Lam, on Tuesday publicly apologised for having proposed controversial legislation that would allow criminal suspects to mainland China for persecution.
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Hong Kong to suspend controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 15 (ANI): The embattled government of Hong Kong on Saturday is expected to announce a suspension to the efforts to pass a controversial China extradition bill, in an apparent bid to quell further unrest and mass demonstrations that have been building up pressure on the city's
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Hong Kong: Govt offices shut down due to mass protests over controversial
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): Authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday closed government offices after mass protests intensified against a controversial extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for criminal prosecution.
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Trump hopes 'China and Hong Kong can work things out'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 13 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he hopes things may work out between the Chinese central government and Hong Kong as protesters intensified demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill which would allow criminal suspects in the city to
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Hong Kong protests: Police fire rubber bullets, use batons to disperse agi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 12 (ANI): Local police wearing anti-riot gear on Wednesday used a range of weapons, including rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons, on protesters who intensified demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill which would allow criminal suspects in the ci
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Hong Kong protest: Legislative Council meeting postponed; pepper spray use
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jun 12 (ANI): The Legislative Council meeting, during which a debate on the controversial Chinese extradition bill was supposed to be held, has been rescheduled to a "later time" by the President of the Legislative Council.
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