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Hong Kong, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Chinese government inaugurated the Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong on Wednesday, eight days after a contentious security law took effect.Red carpet, ropes and curtains were seen as guests posed for photographs under the new signage and passersby tried to take photos through huge blue barriers while police stood guard in the area.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICE IN HONG KONG, FOOTAGE TAKEN OUTSIDE THE CORDONED OFF AREA.
Seoul, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean students on Wednesday held a protest near the Chinese embassy in Seoul to show support for Hong Kong demonstrators protesting against the National Security bill introduced by BeijingThe Second Reading debate on the controversial national security bil introduced by Beijing is set to resume on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Legislative Council There has been growing anger in the city at Beijing's plan to impose a national security law on the city banning sedition, secession and subversion through a method that could bypass Hong Kong's legislature. .(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOTLIST: A PROTEST BY SOUTH KOREANS IN FRONT OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN SEOUL TO SUPPORT THE PROTEST IN HONG KONG AGAINST CHINA'S NATIONAL SECURITY BILL.
Hong Kong, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Jerome Favre) Thousands in Hong Kong protested on Sunday against Beijing's national security law. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).