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Added on the 28/11/2019 20:06:09 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Relatives of Hong Kong residents detained in China carried out a protest Thursday outside the Government Flying Service in Hong Kong.A group of relatives of the the twelve Hong Kong residents, which are being detained in Shenzhen for allegedly crossing illegally into Chinese waters while trying to flee to Taiwan by boat, accused the Government Flying Service of tracking the 12 and giving away their geographical position to the Chinese authorities in order to arrest them.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: RELATIVES OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS DETAINED IN CHINA PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Dec 8 (EFE).- Hong Kong police on Sunday arrested 11 people and seized a number of weapons, including a pistol, just before the start of another weekend protests in the city, with the gathering expected to draw large crowds.The Civil Human Rights Front - a group which has organized the marches in the city - called for a demonstration on Sunday which is expected to be the largest since the landslide victory of anti-China factions in local council elections two weeks ago.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SUNDAY IN HONG KONG.
US President Donald Trump urges China to handle Hong Kong protests in "humane fashion" and says that US economic pressure on Beijing was responsible for preventing the authorities from carrying out a harsher crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his country "remain deeply concerned about PRC human rights violations", after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. IMAGES
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Ivan Lam on Wednesday exit prison to board a police van ahead of sentencing in court over a protest which took place outside the police headquarters in 2019 IMAGES
US President Donald Trump calls arrested Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai a "brave man" and expresses his support. "I sent him best wishes," Trump tells reporters in the White House, calling Lai "certainly a brave man." SOUNDBITE
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