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A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. CBC | World News
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Hong Kong’s new security law expands scope abroad. What to know about the Article 23 laws
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent. It even has potential implications for exiles living in countries such as Canada. Here’s what’s in the law. CBC | World News
Read More »Humiliated at polls, Hong Kong’s leader acknowledges discontent with government
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam acknowledged on Tuesday that the record turnout in local elections won by pro-democracy candidates highlighted dissatisfaction with her administration, while appealing for an end to violent protests. CBC | World News
Read More »China says it won’t tolerate challenges to Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ status
China will not tolerate anything that challenges the bottom line of the “one country, two systems” formula that governs Hong Kong, a senior China parliamentary official said on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protesters in Hong Kong’s Kowloon area
Anti-government protesters set fire to shops and hurled gasoline bombs on Sunday, police said, after riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands in the Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront hotel district of Kowloon in Hong Kong. CBC | World News
Read More »2 protesters charged under Hong Kong’s new mask ban as protests continue
Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Monday night as groups of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in continued violence since the government banned face masks at rallies, with two protesters charged earlier in the day with violating the mask ban. CBC | World News
Read More »2 protesters charged in 1st use of Hong Kong’s new mask ban
Two protesters were charged Monday with violating Hong Kong’s new ban on wearing masks at rallies, a move likely to add to a backlash that has thrown the city into deeper crisis. CBC | World News
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