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Thousands Of Pro-Democracy Protesters In Hong Kong Defy Rally Ban
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded Hong Kong's financial and shopping districts Saturday, defying a police ban and a sweeping crackdown which saw several key activists and lawmakers arrested.
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Anti-Beijing Hong Kong Lawmakers Disqualified From Parliament
Four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong's parliament Friday in a move that will worsen growing fears the city's freedoms are under serious threat from Beijing.
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Top China Official Says Hong Kong's Autonomy Is Not A Licence To Challenge Beijing
A top Chinese official said on Saturday Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy must not be taken as a licence to confront Beijing, and urged the territory's government to implement contentious new national security laws.
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Hong Kong Activist Jailed Over Umbrella Movement Protest
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
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'Unfair' Hong Kong Election Sparks Fresh Democracy Calls
The vote for Hong Kong's new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will have no say in choosing the winner, prompting calls for an overhaul of a system skewed towards Beijing.
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Young Anti-China Activists Victorious In Hong Kong Vote
A new generation of young Hong Kong politicians advocating a break from Beijing became lawmakers for the first time today in the biggest poll since mass pro-democracy rallies in 2014.
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Candidates Inspired By Hong Kong Protests Win Seats in Local Polls
Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement was given a boost today with about eight candidates involved in crippling protests winning office at district elections, while some veterans from both sides of the political divide suffered defeat.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement Sees Mixed Results in First Polls Since Protests
Two democracy veterans lost their seats but at least six candidates who took part in crippling protests last year won office at district elections in Hong Kong on Sunday, the first real test of the city's pro-democracy movement since the demonstrations.
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Hong Kong Goes to Polls in First Vote Since Democracy Protests
Hong Kong went to the polls today for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city, in a key test of public sentiment.
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Hong Kong Protest Sites to be Cleared: Court
Hong Kong's High Court has ordered the main protest sites that have choked the financial city for more than two months to be cleared, building up to a final showdown between pro-democracy activists and authorities backed by Beijing.
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Thousands Of Pro-Democracy Protesters In Hong Kong Defy Rally Ban
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded Hong Kong's financial and shopping districts Saturday, defying a police ban and a sweeping crackdown which saw several key activists and lawmakers arrested.
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Anti-Beijing Hong Kong Lawmakers Disqualified From Parliament
Four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong's parliament Friday in a move that will worsen growing fears the city's freedoms are under serious threat from Beijing.
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Top China Official Says Hong Kong's Autonomy Is Not A Licence To Challenge Beijing
A top Chinese official said on Saturday Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy must not be taken as a licence to confront Beijing, and urged the territory's government to implement contentious new national security laws.
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Hong Kong Activist Jailed Over Umbrella Movement Protest
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
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'Unfair' Hong Kong Election Sparks Fresh Democracy Calls
The vote for Hong Kong's new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will have no say in choosing the winner, prompting calls for an overhaul of a system skewed towards Beijing.
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Young Anti-China Activists Victorious In Hong Kong Vote
A new generation of young Hong Kong politicians advocating a break from Beijing became lawmakers for the first time today in the biggest poll since mass pro-democracy rallies in 2014.
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Candidates Inspired By Hong Kong Protests Win Seats in Local Polls
Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement was given a boost today with about eight candidates involved in crippling protests winning office at district elections, while some veterans from both sides of the political divide suffered defeat.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement Sees Mixed Results in First Polls Since Protests
Two democracy veterans lost their seats but at least six candidates who took part in crippling protests last year won office at district elections in Hong Kong on Sunday, the first real test of the city's pro-democracy movement since the demonstrations.
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Hong Kong Goes to Polls in First Vote Since Democracy Protests
Hong Kong went to the polls today for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city, in a key test of public sentiment.
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Hong Kong Protest Sites to be Cleared: Court
Hong Kong's High Court has ordered the main protest sites that have choked the financial city for more than two months to be cleared, building up to a final showdown between pro-democracy activists and authorities backed by Beijing.
