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Added on the 11/09/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
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
Hong Kong, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hong Kong residents are taking up the United Kingdom’s offer of safe haven and a path to British citizenship rolled out in response to Beijing's crackdown on the former British colony and the introduction of a national security law that curtails freedom of speech. The British government expects roughly 300,000 to take up the offer over the next five years. The National Security Law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous Chinese city of Hong Kong this time last year silenced the protests that erupted in 2019 but also led to mass arrests, the marginalization of the political opposition and prompted many citizens to consider emigrating. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE LINE UP TO CHECK IN FOR A LONDON-BOUND FLIGHT AT BRITISH AIRWAYS COUNTERS IN HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HONG KONG.
A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted under a national security law that was imposed by China to stamp out dissent. IMAGES
Hong Kong, March 10 (EFE), (Camera: Javier García).- Former Hong Kong's security chief Lai Tung-kwok ensures that the electoral reform, which the Chinese government plans to approve on Thursday, does not threaten freedom of expression or democracy.SOUNDBITES OF FORMER HONG KONG'S SECURITY CHIEF LAI TUNG-KWOK DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE.
Hundreds of democracy supporters gather outside a Hong Kong courthouse flashing protests symbols as some of the city's best known dissidents were expected to appear in the dock later charged with subversion. 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).
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