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China amps ups military pressure, but victory is not assured
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 25 (ANI): It might appear that China's military ambitions are inexorable, that the tide has shifted in its favor. This is precisely what Beijing wants others to think, with its testing of advanced nuclear delivery missiles, incessant threats to Taiwan, Chairman Xi Jinping'
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Amnesty International says will close 2 offices in Hong Kong by end of yea
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Amnesty International announced on Monday that it would close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of 2021 after 40 years of working there and will move operations to the organization's other missions in the Asia-Pacific region.
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43 countries denounce China for human rights violations of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 24 (ANI): A group of 43 countries has denounced China for its human rights abuse of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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Hong Kong to hold chief executive election in March
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 24 (ANI): China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will hold its chief executive election on March 27, 2022, Chinese state media reported.
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China opposes UK Foreign Secretary's remarks on Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI): China has expressed strong opposition to the "irresponsible remarks" recently made by British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Hong Kong affairs.
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China continues to violate obligations, abuse international bodies: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 22 (ANI): China is continuously violating international obligations and has been involved in the abuse of international bodies through its political, economic clout and unconstrained power, a media report said.
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Hong Kong man jailed for 7 years after attempting to grab police gun durin
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 22 (ANI): A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to seven years of prison after he was convicted over an attempt to snatch a police shotgun during a protest in 2019.
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Hong Kong: 16 more pro-democracy councillors ousted over loyalty oaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 22 (ANI): The pro-Chinese Hong Kong government has disqualified another 16 district councillors from the New Territories following the final oaths of loyalty ceremony.
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UK govt voices concern over disqualification of Hong Kong district council
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 21 (ANI): UK foreign minister Liz Truss on Thursday expressed concern over the disqualification of "democratically-elected" Hong Kong district councillors, whose oaths of allegiance to the government were considered invalid.
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Greek police arrested Tibetan student, exiled Hong Kong leader for protest
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 20 (ANI): Activists protesting against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics were arrested in Athens on Sunday as they attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis, media reported.
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Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2021 - Showroom for New Culinary Perspe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), has long been the city's annual gastronomic extravaganza.
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5 Hong Kong ex-students sentenced to nearly 5 years jail for 'rioting' in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 19 (ANI): Five former students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been sentenced to nearly five years in prison following their conviction in rioting in 2019, local media reported on Tuesday.
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