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Third Hong Kong news company shutters as media fears grow

Last week 89 of the 90 new lawmakers issued a joint statement welcoming the Stand News raid and arrests

The eight-metre-high "Pillar of Shame" by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989 is seen before it is set to be removed at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Hong Kong university dismantles and removes Tiananmen statue from campus

Police officers escort a prison van which is carrying Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged under the new national security law, as he leaves West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, in Hong Kong, China July 6, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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Amnesty to shut Hong Kong offices given national security law risks

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship "Spectrum of the Seas" is seen docked at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong, China October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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Hong Kong halts cruise-to-nowhere as Covid-19 suspected in crew member

Security guards stand outside a polling station during voting of the election committee, in Hong Kong, China, September 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Hong Kong's first 'patriots-only' election kicks off

China national flags and Hong Kong flags displayed in Hong Kong on June 29, 2021. Photo: Kyodo/UNB
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Hong Kong sees record population decline

Hanscom Smith, the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau attends a meeting in Hong Kong, China, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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China's attacks on 'foreign forces' threaten Hong Kong's global standing -top US envoy

Cabin crew wait for participants during a guided tour at the Singapore Airlines Training Centre in Singapore November 21, 2020. The airlines offered tours of its training centre and flight simulator experiences as part of a series of initiatives to try an re-engage customers who have not been able to travel due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. REUTERSEdgar SuFile Photo
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Hong Kong bars incoming Singapore Airlines flights over Covid-19 case

Pilots wearing face masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus are seen at the Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China May 7, 2020. Picture taken May 7, 2020/ Reuters
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Hong Kong to ban flights from UK from 22 Dec

Community workers and volunteers wearing face masks sort and pack groceries from a supermarket purchased through group orders following supermarkets stop selling to individuals, in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 24, 2020. Picture taken February 24, 2020/ Reuters
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Hong Kong court rules mask ban constitutional for all public meetings

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Hong Kong court rules that police complaints system breaches Bill of Rights

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Hong Kong says will not interfere with Chinese law enforcement arrest of 12 residents at sea

Member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party Lam Cheuk-ting arrives at a news conference in response to the announcement by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam regarding the proposed extradition bill, outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China, June 15, 2019. Photo:Reuters
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Hong Kong police arrests two pro-democracy lawmakers in relation to 2019 protests