Hong Kong’s police describe their side of the protests
5 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong’s police describe their side of the protests

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — “If they don’t use violence, we don’t use force.” That is a senior Hong Kong police officer’s response to accusations from outraged protesters that the authorities are using excessive force to quell demonstrations. Now, more than two months into the worst unrest this city has seen in decades, senior police officers invited a group of journalists to the towering police headquarters in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district. They also said the Hong Kong police have never even prepared for a scenario that would include the deployment of People’s Armed Police in this city. The police commanders did admit, however, that the reputation of the Hong Kong police – once nicknamed “Asia’s Finest” – has been hurt.

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Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scores of Hong Kong’s leading …

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Al Jazeera  

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms. Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory’s largest national security case. Under Hong Kong’s Beijing-drafted national security law, defendants …

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The mastermind behind a foiled bomb plot during anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been jailed for nearly 24 years in the city’s first case brought under an anti-terrorism law. Ng Chi-hung, who had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit the bombing of prescribed objects under the anti-terror law and possession of arms or …

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019, in the city’s first case brought under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, according to local media. Hong Kong enacted the law to implement a U.N. Security Council resolution passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for …

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
5 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — After spending five months in jail for publishing seditious Instagram posts, Joker Chan returned to a harsh reality. Five years after the protests erupted, the lives of some young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. Brandon Yau, secretary of the prisoners’ support group Waiting Bird, …

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
5 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security

The Diplomat  

On June 3, in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, performance artist Sanmu Chan wrote the Chinese characters for “8964”（八九六四）with his finger in the air. The Article 23 legislation complements the 2020 National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong and which has been used to arrest hundreds of persons. A significant aspect of these rounds of legislation …

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
7 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts, in what were the first publicly known arrests under the city’s new national security law. But the page started publishing a series of posts to mark …

Hong Kong charges six people under homegrown national security law
7 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong charges six people under homegrown national security law

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest the group for ‘seditious’ social media posts under Article 23, which was pushed through in March. Hong Kong’s national security police have charged six people for allegedly seditious posts on Facebook, in the first arrests under a newly-enacted domestic security law. The domestic national security law came into force in March after pro-Beijing lawmakers passed it unanimously, nearly …

Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?
9 months, 1 week ago

Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?

The Hindu  

On March 19th, the Hong Kong government passed a new national security law that has been criticised by several Western countries and rights groups The Safeguarding National Security law revises the existing regulations and penalties, and adds five new categories of offences — treason, insurrection, espionage and theft of state secrets, sabotaging national security, and external interference Some of these …

Hong Kong scraps early release for national security convicts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong scraps early release for national security convicts

New Indian Express  

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that people convicted on national security charges would no longer be eligible for early release for good behaviour, under a new law enacted by the city's authorities over the weekend. "It's been made very clear that if a prisoner is serving a sentence in respect to his conviction of an offence endangering national …

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns

Al Jazeera  

The law, known as Article 23, has been criticised internationally over fears it could erode civil liberties. A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, came into at midnight …

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent

NPR  

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images Hong Kong lawmakers have passed new national security legislation that carries severe punishment for a broad range of offenses, including life imprisonment for acts deemed to be insurrection. The legislation, called the Safeguarding …

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
11 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

The Hindu  

Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law on January 30, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that has all but wiped out dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, calls for the city to enact a national security law, but it's been delayed for decades because of widespread …

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
11 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law on Tuesday, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that has all but wiped out dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, calls for the city to enact a national security law, but it’s been delayed for decades because …

A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term
1 year, 2 months ago

A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Hong Kong man who …

Hong Kong police arrest 10 people accused of supporting overseas activists after 2019 protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest 10 people accused of supporting overseas activists after 2019 protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested 10 people on suspicion of endangering national security through their alleged involvement with a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in 2019 pro-democracy protests, escalating a crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. More than 260 people have been arrested under a Beijing-imposed national security law, including many …

Hong Kong police arrests 10 persons for 'colluding with foreign forces' to support pro-democracy activists
1 year, 5 months ago

Hong Kong police arrests 10 persons for 'colluding with foreign forces' to support pro-democracy activists

India TV News  

In another escalation of cracking down on dissidents, the Hong Kong Police on Thursday arrested 10 people on suspicions of supporting overseas activists who participated in the 2019 pro-democracy protests and have now fled the semi-autonomous city. China's crackdown against pro-democracy lawmakers Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee has strongly asserted that eight pro-democracy activists who are living in other …

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook
1 year, 5 months ago

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China. Taipei, Taiwan – After silencing Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, authorities in the territory have found a new target: the family members of dissidents who fled overseas. Hong Kong authorities’ shift to targeting families is the latest sign of the city’s growing alignment …

Safeguarding national security is a must: Commissioner's office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR
1 year, 6 months ago

Safeguarding national security is a must: Commissioner's office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday strongly disapproved and firmly rejected irresponsible comments on Hong Kong police's handling of anti-China forces made by some Western politicians. In response to the comments made by the Canadian foreign ministry, the high representative of the European Union for foreign …

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who fled overseas and are involved in activities endangering national security, escalating a high-profile crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. On Monday, police accused eight overseas activists, including Law, of violating Hong Kong’s harsh National Security Law and offered …

Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who escaped to the West ‘will be pursued for life’
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who escaped to the West ‘will be pursued for life’

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses, dismissing criticism that the move to have them arrested was a dangerous precedent. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong tweeted that her country was “deeply concerned” by reports …

Hong Kong's law enforcement brooks no vilification: Commissioner's office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong's law enforcement brooks no vilification: Commissioner's office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in HKSAR

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The spokesperson for the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday strongly disapproved and firmly rejected the irresponsible comments made by politicians from the US State Department, some congressional organizations, the US Consulate General in Hong Kong, and the British foreign secretary. They smeared Hong Kong police's effort …

Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 overseas pro-democracy activists
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 overseas pro-democracy activists

The Independent  

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Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 pro-democracy activists who live abroad
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 pro-democracy activists who live abroad

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars each for information leading to their arrests. Li said the new charges and rewards are not intended to spread fear but are merely “enforcing the law.” He cited articles of …

Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
1 year, 7 months ago

Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police said in a statement late Saturday that four people have been arrested for allegedly disrupting order in public spaces or carrying out acts with …

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. At the height of the 2019 anti-government movement, Hong Kong’s government invoked emergency powers to ban masks from public gatherings so it can identify protesters who officials …

Hong Kong police stop activists from joining women’s march
1 year, 10 months ago

Hong Kong police stop activists from joining women’s march

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong pro-democracy group on Sunday said the national security police stopped activists from joining a highly-anticipated protest that was canceled last minute by the organizer. The League of Social Democrats said police questioned four of its members on Friday and warned them not to participate in the march that was planned by the Hong Kong …

Britain defends measured response to Chinese diplomats roughing up Hong Kong protester in Manchester consulate
2 years ago

Britain defends measured response to Chinese diplomats roughing up Hong Kong protester in Manchester consulate

Firstpost  

On 16 October, one of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors, who were agitating outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, was dragged into the Consulate compound by unidentified men and beaten up New Delhi: Britain Sunday defended its measured response to an incident in Manchester when Chinese diplomats were accused of beating up a Hong Kong protester. ‘Secret’ Chinese police stations …

Hong Kong protester shot by police jailed for six years
2 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kong protester shot by police jailed for six years

Al Jazeera  

Judge tells 23-year-old Chow Pak-kwan he has only himself to blame for the physical injuries and mental trauma he suffered. A Hong Kong man who was shot by police at close range during the 2019 democracy protests has been jailed for six years on charges including obstructing a police officer and attempted robbery of the officer’s gun. Footage of the …

Chinese reporter beaten by Hong Kong protesters in 2019 died: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Chinese reporter beaten by Hong Kong protesters in 2019 died: Report

Hindustan Times  

A former mainland Chinese reporter who became a public figure after his assault by protesters at Hong Kong’s airport during the 2019 unrest, has died. Fu Guohao died in October 2021 aged 30 after suffering from depression, the South China Morning Post reported, citing his father Fu Chengxue who announced it on Thursday on Toutiao, a Twitter-like platform. Fu Guohao …

Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary
2 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities, citing security reasons, have barred more than 13 journalists from covering events this week marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association and media reports. The journalists represent at least seven media outlets, including international news agencies Reuters and Agence France-Presse and several others from …

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed
2 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese flags flutter above streets and red celebratory banners line the harbor front, as a beaming crowd of masked officials and school children wave and chant in unison inside Hong Kong’s high-speed rail terminus, welcoming the arrival of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Protesters use a rope to lower themselves from a pedestrian bridge …

Hong Kong not becoming 'police state', says city's top cop
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong not becoming 'police state', says city's top cop

The Hindu  

Hong Kong is not becoming a "police state", the city's top law enforcement officer said Tuesday, days after his officers stamped out the city's once-permitted commemorations marking Beijing's deadly Tiananmen crackdown. "Hong Kong is a society of rule of law, not a police state." Since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong in 2020 after large and sometimes …

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
2 years, 7 months ago

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Heavy police force patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the only place marking the event. The Foreign Ministry wrote on Facebook that “when this time of year comes around, there is a …

Hong Kong’s new leader heads to Beijing for official approval
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong’s new leader heads to Beijing for official approval

Al Jazeera  

Former security chief John Lee is due to take office on July 1, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule. Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee is visiting Beijing, where he is expected to get the central government’s official nod before he officially takes office in a month. Lee, 64, a former police officer and security chief …

A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law
2 years, 7 months ago

A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law

NPR  

A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP HONG KONG — A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national security, in an action widely condemned as …

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader
2 years, 8 months ago

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijing’s control. The election follows major changes to Hong Kong’s electoral laws last year to ensure that only …

John Lee’s bid for Hong Kong leader signals Beijing’s ‘hard line’
2 years, 8 months ago

John Lee’s bid for Hong Kong leader signals Beijing’s ‘hard line’

Al Jazeera  

Ex-security chief who spent decades in the police has indicated he will put security above all else in governing the territory. Throughout the 2019 turmoil, Lee’s press briefings displayed a “staunch expressionless defence of the proposed legislation” despite mounting domestic and international pressure, said Suzanne Pepper, a longtime Hong Kong resident and political scientist. Lee’s leadership style should be much …

US lawyer back in Hong Kong jail over police assault
2 years, 11 months ago

US lawyer back in Hong Kong jail over police assault

Al Jazeera  

Court dismisses Samuel Bickett’s appeal against his conviction for assaulting a plainclothes police officer during the 2019 protests. An American corporate lawyer, convicted last July of striking a plainclothes police officer during the 2019 Hong Kong protests, is back in prison after his appeal was dismissed. Toh reasoned that the officer in Bickett’s case was justified in striking with a …

Hundreds of politicians quit in protest of new Hong Kong loyalty oath, refuse allegiance to Chinese regime
3 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds of politicians quit in protest of new Hong Kong loyalty oath, refuse allegiance to Chinese regime

Firstpost  

Twenty-five councillors were told to take their oaths in a closed-door ceremony on Friday, but 24 of them attended the event. Pro-democracy councillor Peter Choi was useated with immediate effect for not turning up Hong Kong, China: Dozens of local community politicians in Hong Kong swore a newly required loyalty oath to China on Friday after hundreds of their colleagues …

Hong Kong Police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers under controversial national security law
3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong Police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers under controversial national security law

Firstpost  

China, in efforts to bolster control over the autonomous region, had imposed a sweeping national security law last year to quash pro-democracy protests Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of the group behind the city’s Tiananmen Square vigils, a day after they refused to cooperate with a national security investigation. The Hong Kong Alliance is …

Hong Kong police arrest leaders of Tiananmen Square vigil
3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest leaders of Tiananmen Square vigil

LA Times  

Chow Hang-tung, vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, speaks at a news conference Sunday. Hong Kong police Wednesday arrested four leaders of the group that organized the city’s annual Tiananmen Square commemorations after they refused to cooperate in a national security investigation, the group said. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support …

Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
3 years, 4 months ago

Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong said Sunday it will not cooperate with police conducting a national security investigation into the group’s activities, calling it an abuse of power. Police notified the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China last month that it was under investigation for …

Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen rally accused of foreign ties
3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen rally accused of foreign ties

Al Jazeera  

Police to question Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China over its membership, finances. The police’s national security unit on Wednesday sent a letter to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, accusing it of collusion with foreign forces and requesting information about its membership, finances and activities by September 7, …

Hong Kong democracy group behind massive protests disbands
3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong democracy group behind massive protests disbands

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest protests during months of political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 is dissolving, the group said Sunday. The Hong Kong Civil Human Rights Front, made up of a slew of member organizations, said it could no longer operate. Rights group Amnesty International expressed its concern over “the pattern …

Prominent Hong Kong civil rights group disbands, citing government pressure
3 years, 4 months ago

Prominent Hong Kong civil rights group disbands, citing government pressure

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Civil Human Rights Front, the pro-democracy group that organized some of Hong Kong’s biggest protests, announced Sunday that it was disbanding – the latest of a string of civic organizations that have dissolved in the wake of a sweeping national security law. “Unfortunately, for the past year or so, the government repeatedly used the pandemic as …

Report: Hong Kong police investigating protest group
3 years, 4 months ago

Report: Hong Kong police investigating protest group

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police are reportedly investigating the group that organizes an annual protest march marking the semiautonomous territory’s handover to China for possible violation of the national security law. Police are gathering evidence and could take action against the Civil Human Rights Front, which holds the July 1 march each year and also organized some of the …

People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven
3 years, 5 months ago

People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government’s effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. “Despite widespread demonstrations, which brought millions together to call for greater freedom, Hong Kong’s promise of democracy has dimmed,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections
3 years, 5 months ago

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s authorities are poised to …

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