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Hong Kong legislature debates over the proposed national anthem bill which sparked another round of protests in the city. China has been pushing for the controversial bill that would criminalise insults to its national anthem. IMAGES
Riot police deploy at Hong Kong airport in a bid to thwart plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the transport hub in the movement's first mass mobilisation since the city's leader made a surprise concession earlier this week. IMAGES
Images of barricades and police officers surrounding a high-speed railway station ahead of Chinese president Xi Jinping's expected arrival in Hong Kong on the eve of 25th anniversary of the city's handover to communist China. IMAGES
Hong Kong (EFE/EPA).-Senior Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police National Security Department Steve Li Kwai-wah spoke Wednesday to reporters during a press conference outside the Wanchai Police Headquarters in Hong Kong. Four students from the University of Hong Kong were arrested by national security police Wednesday on suspicion of advocating terrorism after they attended a meeting in July in which they passed a motion to mourn a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HONG KONG POLICE NATIONAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT STEVE LI KWAI-WAH SPEAKS TO REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE WANCHAI POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN HONG KONG.
Police and media are seen outside court ahead of Hong Kong's first national security trial verdict. The court will lay down a marker on the city's future legal landscape when it delivers its verdict in the first trial using a national security law imposed by China to stamp out dissent. IMAGES