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Added on the 09/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Family members and politicians, including Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam, arrive for the funeral of casino tycoon Stanley Ho, who passed away at the age of 98 nearly two months ago. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Jul 9 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Jerome Favre) Wreaths for late Macau tycoon Stanley Ho are displayed outside his funeral memorial in Hong Kong, China, 09 July 2020. Stanley Ho, the Macau casino mogul and billionaire passed away on 26 May at the age of 98. FOOTAGE OF THE COMMEMORATION..
Hong Kong, Jun 15 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jerome Favre) Hong Kong activists commemorated on Monday the first anniversary of the death of Leung Ling-kit, who fell off the roof of a building while protesting.FOOTAGE OF THE COMMEMORATION IN HONG KONG.
About 20 people attend a vigil in Hong Kong in honour of the Chinese doctor who raised the death alert for the coronavirus. The death of Li Wenliang, who had been punished for sounding the alarm about the emergence of this new virus, has unleashed great anger in China. IMAGES
The US says it is "alarmed" after Hong Kong legislators fast-tracked a new national security law that introduces penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets. "We believe that these kinds of actions have the potential to accelerate the closing of Hong Kong’s once open society," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE