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  China deploys Army troops in Hong Kong for 1st time since protests began

  World | November 16, 2019 16:30 IST

  Soldiers from the Hong Kong Garrison of People's Liberation Army (PLA) -- the world's largest military -- have been deployed for the first time in more than five months of civil unrest in Hong Kong, as dozens marched from their Kowloon garrison to help clear roadblocks, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported

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  100,000 hit streets as protests continue to roil Hong Kong

  World | August 18, 2019 22:25 IST

  Though the authorities didn't grant permission to organisers Civil Rights Human Front for the march, the sheer weight of numbers around the park meant that activists had to shift to streets. However, the police had allowed demonstration in Victoria Park.

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  Police removing barriers in Hong Kong protest zone

  World | October 14, 2014 9:32 IST

  Hong Kong: Dozens of police are removing bamboo barriers that pro-democracy protesters had erected overnight after they were attacked the previous day by a mob of masked men.Police also cleared out protesters' tents nearby Tuesday

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  Hong Kong protests thin as two sides agree to talk

  World | October 07, 2014 13:07 IST

  Hong Kong: The crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong's streets thinned dramatically Tuesday after student leaders and the territory's government agreed the previous night to hold talks in coming days to discuss protesters' demands

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  Hong Kong protesters stage massive, defiant rally

  World | October 05, 2014 7:04 IST

  Hong Kong: Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests on Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the

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  Hong Kong protests shrink after leader OKs talks

  World | October 03, 2014 13:12 IST

  Hong Kong: The crowds of pro-democracy protesters on the streets of Hong Kong dwindled sharply Friday after the territory's leader agreed to meet with their leaders over their demands for electoral reforms. An afternoon thunderstorm—and

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  Hong Kong protesters set for talks; govt HQ shuts

  World | October 03, 2014 8:39 IST

  Hong Kong: Hong Kong protesters on Friday welcomed an overnight offer by the territory's leader of talks to defuse the crisis over demonstrations seeking democratic reforms, though they continued to demand he resign and maintained

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  HK police warn protesters not to charge buildings

  World | October 02, 2014 14:54 IST

  Hong Kong: Hong Kong police warned of serious consequences if pro-democracy protesters try to occupy or surround government buildings, as they have threatened to do if the territory's leader doesn't resign by midnight Thursday.The warning