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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble talks go on

By Katherine S
2 weeks ago
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The Hong Kong and Singapore governments are continuing negotiations about a quarantine-free travel bubble between the two cities that was postponed last year after a surge in Covid-19 cases occurred in Hong Kong. There are close discussions in Singapore and Hong Kong on the Air Travel Bubble. When we are ready, we will announce more information,’ says Daniel Ng, Director …

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Beijing
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Hongkong Lawmakers: A Resignation that Brought to a New Challenge

By Katherine S
November 13, 2020
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In reaction at the Beijing-sanctioned ousting of four peers, fifteen lawmakers were expected to leave the house, making the assembly a subdued group of government loyalists. Since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law this year, the resignations come with the city’s beleaguered pro-democracy movement and avenues of protest still under concerted pressure. Tecently, half of the party had made …

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China
ASEAN News

The Suppresing Move of China Towards Hongkong

By Katherine S
November 11, 2020
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Just After everything that happened, China decided to disqualify unpatriotic members, Hong Kong ‘s opposition bloc intended to withdraw, one of Beijing’s toughest measures yet to quash criticism in the territory. More than a dozen members of the 70-seat Legislative Council’s pro-democracy camp will resign at a press conference later on Wednesday following the disqualification of four members under the …

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Despite the Ban on Demonstrations, Massive Police Presence was Anticipated in Hong Kong on Oct 1

By Katherine S
September 29, 2020
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Behind a ban on what would have been an annual march by a key human rights organisation, with some 6,000 police officers scheduled to be deployed on (Oct 1), which is China’s National Day, authorities in the city are planning for possible clashes at the beginning of the long weekend. Local media outlets HK01 and Sing Tao reported that given …

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Hongkong
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Wary Hong Kongers Shun Coronavirus Tests Backed By China

By Katherine S
September 10, 2020
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Hong Kong ‘s plan to test every resident for coronavirus is being hobbled out of the China-backed health scheme by limited take-up as a wary public steering. The free voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late June and that saw the densely populated city reimpose economically painful social …

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Hongkong
ASEAN News

Hong Kong, Third Wave of Coronavirus Pandemic Ebbs, to Ease the Laws of 28 August

By Katherine S
August 26, 2020
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The Hong Kong government extended the strict social distancing rules of the city for another two days, before loosening some restrictions from Friday, as local Covid-19 transmissions have been lowering in the last few weeks. If there are dramatic improvements to the outbreak situation over the next two days, dining-in services at eateries will be extended from Friday from the …

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Hongkong
ASEAN News

Private Case Filed By Hong Kong Court Against Officer Who Shot Protester

By Katherine S
August 25, 2020
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A Hong Kong court threw out two private prosecutions on Monday (Aug 24)-including one against a police officer who shot a pro-democracy protester last year-following a unprecedented intervention by the Justice Secretary of the financial hub. Mr Ted Hui, an opposition lawmaker, brought the private lawsuits after prosecutors refused to file charges for two incidents during the major and frequently …

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ASEAN News

Mass Testing for COVID-19 to begin in Hong Kong on September

By Katherine S
August 22, 2020
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Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong stated that the city will begin a campaign on Sept. 1 to check its entire population for coronavirus in the first attempt of this kind outside China. The blitz will last for as long as two weeks, with the aid of Chinese experts and labs. All residents have the right to a free, …

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US Hong Kong Consulate Finds Conspiracy Allegations Absurd

By Katherine S
August 7, 2020
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The US Consulate in Hong Kong stated that it was ludicrous to imply that its diplomats meeting with pro-democracy politicians would infringe the city’s latest national security law, a accusation posed in a recent state media article in China. Chinese state-owned tabloid Global Times ran a story earlier this week suggesting a recent meeting between US Consul General Hanscom Smith …

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On the Surge: Top Hong Kong office in Beijing Blasts US Sanctions as ‘Gangster Logic and Intimidation’

By Katherine S
July 16, 2020
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China’s top Hong Kong representative condemned what it called U.S. gross intervention in the Asian financial center, calling the bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to remove the city’s special status as ‘gangster logic and bullying.’ The Hong Kong Liaison Office said in a strongly worded statement released late Wednesday (July 15) that the sanctions would not have a significant …

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