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Hong Kong Police make first arrest under controversial national security l
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): The Hong Kong Police on Wednesday made the first arrest under the newly passed national security law. A man was arrested for holding Hong Kong independence flag in Causeway Bay here.
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China's tailor-made national security law unveiled
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): China's tailor-made National Security law has finally pronounced doom over the Hong Kong citizens who for months had been out on the streets to save their city's special status.
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Hong Kong Police bans annual July 1 pro-democracy protests after China pas
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Hours after China passed the controversial national security law, the Hong Kong government has started attacking the freedom of speech and expression as for the first time the July 1 annual pro-democracy march has been banned.
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China vows to retaliate as US bans military exports to Hong Kong citing se
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): China on Tuesday said that it will retaliate, after the Trump administration placed new restrictions on US exports of defence equipment and certain high-technology products to Hong Kong in response to Beijing imposing a controversial national security law on t
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Carrie Lam says HK security law only targets 'small minority of illegal, c
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 30 (ANI): Hong Kong's top official Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the national security law will target only an "extremely small minority of illegal and criminal acts and activities" and assured that it will rather make the territory safer for most residents.
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Joshua Wong, other leaders of Hong Kong pro-democracy group step down as s
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 30 (ANI): Hours after Beijing passed the controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong, activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Jeffrey Ngo and Agnes Chow step-down from the pro-democracy group Demosisto on Tuesday morning.
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Pompeo threatens actions against China over visa restrictions of US offici
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 30 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) threatened to take action against China after Beijing announced to restrict visas of American officials who have "behaved extremely badly" on the issue of Hong Kong.
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China passes controversial Hong Kong security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): The Chinese Parliament on Tuesday passed controversial national security legislation for Hong Kong, ignoring the worldwide outcry and protest in the semi-autonomous city against the law.
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China's national security law to cost Hong Kong its financial hub tag
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 28 (ANI): With China pushing ahead with the implementation of the national security law on the Hong Kong and residents fighting it "tooth and nail", it is speculated that HK will soon lose its attractiveness as the most sought after financial destination.
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Riot police stop peaceful protest in Hong Kong against security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong June 28 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Sunday vowed to walk silently from Jordan to Mong Kok to demonstrate against impending Hong Kong security law. However, they were stopped by riot police, Hong Kong Free Press reported.
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Hong Kong police bans major protest on security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city, on the basis of coronavirus social distancing measures and previous unrest, its organiser said on Saturday.
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As Hongkongers protest national security bill, pro-China govt launches $7
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): With thousands of Hongkongers taking to the streets to protest against the national security legislation, the pro-China government ironically has launched advertisements calling for public support for the legislation.
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