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Added on the 15/02/2022 14:33:33 - Copyright : Euronews EN
A small group of protesters gather outside the Hong Kong court where the city's largest national security trial was set to begin. "Crackdown is shameless," read a banner carried by two people, adding: "Immediately release all political prisoners." IMAGES
Hong Kong, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- Authorities on Wednesday ramped up security measures outside the Hong Kong Legislative Council as the Second Reading debate on the controversial national security bil introduced by Beijing is set to resume.There has been growing anger in the city at Beijing's plan to impose a national security law on the city banning sedition, secession and subversion through a method that could bypass Hong Kong's legislature.(Camera: MIGUEL CANDELA).FOOTAGE SHOWS EXTRA SECURITY PERSONNEL DEPLOYED OUTSIDE THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AHEAD OF THE DEBATE.
Firefighters battle to quell flames from a car set ablaze near the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as protesters block a highway by throwing objects and Molotov cocktails off a bridge. IMAGES
Hong Kong protesters burn makeshift road blocks at a popular shopping district in the financial hub, as they reject calls by the city's pro-Beijing leader to end their movement. IMAGES
Protesters set fire to large roadblock near Hong Kong police headquarters in the city centre, sending billows of black smoke into the night sky. The group use plastic bollards, metal fencing and seating from a nearby sports ground to build the barricade before starting the blaze in the central district of Wan Chai. IMAGES
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