Description
Added on the 02/12/2014 18:10:10 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Hong Kong's chief executive says protesters occupying Polytechnic University have no option but to surrender if there were to be a peaceful resolution to a three-day standoff. IMAGES
Leaders of Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement surrender to police for their role in democracy protests that the government has deemed illegal. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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.
Hong Kong, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong began Tuesday a trial of 47 pro-democracy defendants who are facing charges of alleged subversion under the national security law after taking part in unauthorised pro-democracy primaries in July 2020. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO SUPPORTS 47 PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE WEST KOWLOON LAW COURTS BUILDING 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.