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9 arrested over alleged plot to plant bombs around Hong Kong

July 06, 2021 12:01 pm

Of the nine arrested, six are secondary school students. The group were attempting to make the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in a homemade laboratory in a hostel, police said.

Hong Kong's Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors

June 24, 2021 12:47 pm

Under the national security law, the Hong Kong government can request the blocking or removal of content it deems subversive or secessionist, raising fears over internet freedom in the global financial hub.

Trial of first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law begins

June 23, 2021 11:21 am

The case of Tong Ying-kit is seen as a departure from Hong Kong's common law traditions, as he was denied bail and a jury, and a test of the government's claim that the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times" is secessionist.

Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest

August 12, 2019 11:43 pm

Hong Kong has experienced more than two months of mass protests calling for democratic reforms and an independent inquiry into police conduct, with both the protesters and police adopting ever-more extreme tactics.

Hong Kong government officials, democracy protest leaders begin talks

October 21, 2014 5:02 pm

There are fears that these talks will fail as both sides seem unwilling to compromise .

Hong Kong woman dies,3 admitted to hospital after beauty treatment

October 12, 2012 12:37 am

Hong Kong authorities said one woman died and three others had to be hospitalized after undergoing a beauty treatment involving blood transfusions.

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