Hong Kong
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Chinese cities announce rewards for tip-offs on Hong Kongers fleeing COVID-19
World | Feb 19, 2022, 08:22 PM ISTZhuhai, Huizhou and Dongguan in China's south Guangdong province close to Hong Kong have announced cash rewards for people who report suspected illegal crossings from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amid reports of people fleeing to mainland by road and sea to escape the spread of the contagion, state-run Global Times reported on Saturday.
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Major fire breaks out in Hong Kong building, dozens trapped
World | Dec 15, 2021, 01:41 PM ISTThe fire started in the early afternoon at the World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road in the city’s popular Causeway Bay shopping district, according to a govt notice.
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World's most expensive place to live in: No, it's not Paris, New York or Singapore
World | Dec 01, 2021, 11:26 AM ISTGlobally, restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic have disrupted the supply of goods which led to shortages and higher prices.
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Covaxin approved by Hong Kong for international travellers
India | Nov 10, 2021, 02:18 PM ISTOn November 3, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had granted emergency use approval for Covaxin.
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Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus
India | Jun 28, 2021, 05:42 PM ISTPeople who have stayed in the UK for more than two hours will be restricted from boarding passenger flights to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong's longest railway line to open fully
World | Jun 27, 2021, 01:27 PM ISTThe 56 km-long Tuen Ma Line has 27 stations and connects Tuen Mun to Wu Kai Sha of the New Territories, making Hong Kong's railway network more comprehensive. Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 was opened on February 14, 2020
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Editor, CEO denied bail in Apple Daily case in Hong Kong
World | Jun 19, 2021, 11:55 AM ISTRyan Law, the chief editor, and Cheung Kim-hung, the CEO of Next Digital, have been charged with collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security in a case widely seen as an attack on press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory
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Meet 1st blind Asian & a Hong Kong teacher who become record-setting climbers of Mt.Everest
offbeat | Jun 01, 2021, 10:22 PM ISTChina's Zhang Hong, 46, became Asia's first blind man, and the world's third, to scale the peak from the Nepal side. While, Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, a former teacher from Hong Kong, became the fastest woman to scale the peak. Check out what the record setters have to say after their achievement.
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Covid-19 effect: Hong Kong suspends flights connecting India from April 20 to May 3
India | Apr 19, 2021, 08:22 AM ISTThe Hong Kong government's decision has come after 50 passengers of two Vistara flights this month were found positive for Covid-19 when tested on arrival.
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7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down
World | Apr 02, 2021, 06:49 AM ISTSeven of Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for organising and participating in a march during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent.
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Largest purple-pink diamond ever to go on sale at Christie’s Hong Kong auction
World | Mar 30, 2021, 02:31 PM ISTA 15.81 carat Sakura diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear for sale, will go under the hammer at Christie’s upcoming Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Live Auction on May 23, the auction house announced on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong to invest $12.9 billion annually on infrastructure projects
World | Feb 14, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTThe Hong Kong government will invest over HK$100 billion ($12.9 billion) annually in infrastructure projects during the next several years, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday.
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Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
World | Jan 31, 2021, 08:46 AM ISTCindy, who landed in London last week, is one of the thousands of Hong Kongers fleeing their hometown since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory last summer.
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Hong Kong bars Air India flights for fourth time as passengers test positive for COVID-19
India | Oct 28, 2020, 04:04 PM ISTHong Kong has banned Air India flights from Mumbai till November 10 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival.
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China warns UK against offering citizenship to Hong Kong residents
World | Oct 23, 2020, 07:20 PM ISTChina on Friday warned the UK against offering citizenship to Hong Kong residents and "immediately correct its mistakes" in order to avoid retaliatory measures.
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Ban on Air India, Vistara flights in Hong Kong till Oct 30 over COVID +ve fliers
World | Oct 16, 2020, 11:20 PM ISTHong Kong has banned Air India and Vistara flights from October 17 to 30 after a few passengers on their flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival.
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Because India is fighting China. So India is my friend: Pro-democracy protester in Hong Kong
World | Oct 02, 2020, 07:46 PM ISTA pro-democracy protester was seen wearing an Indian flag on China's National Day in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on Thursday. The photos were shared by a journalist on Twitter. On being further asked by the journo Laurel Chor (@laurelchor) the reason for wearing the Indian flag, he said, "Because India is fighting China. So India is my friend!"
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Protest erupts outside Chinese Consulate in Toronto on 71st National Day of China
News | Oct 02, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTOn the occasion of 71st National Day of China, Protest erupted outside the Chinese Consulate in Toronto.
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Hong Kong bars Air India flights till Oct 3 after passengers test positive for COVID
World | Sep 20, 2020, 09:32 PM IST. Air India passenger flights were barred from landing in Hong Kong between August 18 and August 31 after 14 passengers on its Delhi-Hong Kong flight of August 14 tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival.
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US suspends extradition, tax agreements with Hong Kong as China imposes national security laws
World | Aug 20, 2020, 08:06 AM ISTThe Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions, the latest in a series of U.S. moves in response to China’s imposition of strict national security laws over the former British territory.