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Hong Kong police make first arrests under China’s new security law
Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a new national security law imposed by China's central government, arresting at least two protesters for carrying flags and signs calling for independence. A man who had a Hong Kong
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Hong Kong has banned face masks – but why do people in the region wear them?
A brief history of face masks and why people wear them.
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Protesters call for boycott of Disney film remake after star voices support for police crackdown
Hong Kong protestors have called for a boycott of Disney's upcoming film Mulan after its lead actress expressed support for the city's police, who have been accused of using excessive force to crack down on demonstrations, CNN reports.
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China tells 'colonial' Britain: hands off Hong Kong
China told Britain to keep its hands off Hong Kong on Wednesday while London called for Beijing to honour the agreements made when the city was handed over in 1997, escalating a diplomatic spat over the former British colony. Beijing denounced
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Hong Kong police clear protesters from legislature building
Hundreds of protesters swarmed into the Hong Kong legislature's main building, tearing down portraits and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans in the main chamber as frustration over a lack of response to opposition demands boiled over.
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Chaotic scenes in Hong Kong over extradition law
Hong Kong's legislative assembly descended into chaos as legislators for and against controversial amendments to the territory's extradition law clashed over access to the chamber. At least one person was taken from the chamber on a
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Entrepreneur throws money off a building in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong entrepreneur has made money fall from the sky in one of the territory's poorest areas. The man showered people below with cash in a spectacle caught on camera. Passers-by witnessed the startling sight of banknotes floating down
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