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Added on the 26/05/2023 10:07:26 - Copyright : AFP EN
People in Hong Kong gather to light incense sticks at a temple to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Sep 23 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and opposition figures charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under Beijing's imposed national security law, returned to the West Kowloon Court Thursday as they waited for the case to be transferred to the higher Court of First Instance, where the maximum sentence is life in prison. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AND OPPOSITION FIGURES ARRIVE AT WEST KOWLOON COURT IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Sep 20 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong prepared Monday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second-most important holiday after Chinese New Year, which will fall on Sep. 21 this year. The festival is held annually on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese calendar month and people usually light lantern, make and share moon cake as well as hold a family gathering during the festival. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE TAKE PHOTOS OF AN INFLATABLE MOON CELEBRATING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL ON A BARGE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Sep 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong was gearing up Monday to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival by hanging lanterns in the courtyards of temples. During the full moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese calendar, Hong Kong celebrates the Mid Autumn Festival which falls on 21 Sept. this year. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: LANTERNS HANG IN THE COURTYARD OF WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of protesters gathered again on Thursday outside a Hong Kong Court where the preliminary hearing of the 47 opponents charged with conspiracy to subvert state powers under the National Security Law has been carrying out. The hearing has been dragging on since Monday. Several of those appearing have been hospitalized because of exhaustion.The 47 dissidents were among 55 people rounded up on January 6 and 7 by police in a mass arrest operation that sent shockwaves through Hong Kong. They were alleged to have attempted to paralyze the government through their involvement in the primaries held in July 2020. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: SUPPORTERS OF DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS GATHER OUTSIDE THE WEST KOWLOON COURT BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Feb 26 (EFE/EPA).- People in Hong Kong lined up Friday at a community vaccination centre to receive a dose of CoronaVac, the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine.Hong Kong has launched a massive vaccination program in which 70,000 people will be vaccinated with appointments in place until March 11 2021. Vaccination scheduling beyond that date have been suspended until further notice.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: FIRST DAY OF PUBLIC COVID-19 VACCINATION IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
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