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Hong Kong, Jul 31 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong Government could announce Friday the postponement of legislative elections scheduled for Sep. by a year, due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the city as reported by local RTHK television.Although not yet official, the rumor is persistent in the local press and the head of the local government, Carrie Lam, has already announced a press conference scheduled for 6pm local time (10am GMT).The decision - which is unprecedented in Hong Kong - would have the support of the pro-Beijing government, since many of its most prominent politicians consider that a fair election cannot be organized under these conditions.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)FOOTAGE: SOUNDBITES OF HONG KONG ACTIVIST JOSHUA WONG (IN ENGLISH).
Hong Kong, June 19 (EFE/EPA).- Pro-democracy activist and Demosisto party leader Joshua Wong announced Friday his candidacy for the September 2020 Legislative Council.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITES OF HONG KONG ACTIVIST JOSHUA WONG (IN ENGLISH).
Hong Kong, May 6 (EFE).- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Friday to 10 months in jail for joining an annual vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Massacre in June, which was banned due to the Covid-19 pandemic.(Camera: ARCHIVE)SHOT LIST: ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF JOSHUA WONG AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL COMMEMORATING THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE HELD IN JUNE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and three other fellow advocates were convicted Friday by a local court of participating in an unauthorized 2020 assembly commemorating China’s Tiananmen crackdown.Wong, 24, Lester Shum, 27, Tiffany Yuen, 27, and Jannell Leung, 26, among Hong Kong’s young generation of pro-democracy activists, appeared at the District Court to plead guilty to one count of knowingly taking part in the unauthorized Jun. 4 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park. The event marked 31 years since Chinese armed forces killed hundreds of protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.“Even when the world changes, we will not change ourselves!” said Wong after the hearing before leaving the dock. The activist is currently serving two jail terms totaling almost a year and a half for protest-related charges. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS JOSHUA WONG, LESTER SHUM, AND TIFFANY YUEN, IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Apr 14 (EFE/EPA).- Lawmakers in Hong Kong on Wednesday began reviewing the Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021, a series of amendments to local laws in line with the sweeping electoral reforms initiated by Beijing in March to ensure only ‘patriots’ can rule the city. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PEDESTRIANS WALK PAST A GOVERNMENT BANNER PROMOTING AN OVERHAUL OF THE ELECTORAL SYSTEN IN HONG KONG AND LAWMAKERS REVIEW THE IMPROVING ELECTORAL SYSTEM (CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENTS) BILL 2021 DURING A SESSION AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
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