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Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam defends a new security law imposed on the city by Beijing, saying it will restore stability and confidence in the restless business hub. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam announces a ban on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers, in a bid to end months of violent protests. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong's leader says she will permanently shelve an extradition bill that triggered three months of pro-democracy protests IMAGES
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologises over the political crisis and unrest sparked by a proposed China-backed law that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong's embattled leader says a divisive bill that would allow extraditions to China will be "suspended" in a major climbdown from her government after a week of unprecedented protests.
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
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