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Hong Kong, Mar 30 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong legislative polls will be held in December under a controversial electoral reform that China approved Tuesday to tighten its control on the autonomous city.Legislative Council President Andrew Leung told reporters that incumbent lawmakers would stay on in the council until the new elections took place.The elections were to be held in September 2020, but officials delayed the plan in July last year, citing the pandemic. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: LO KIN-HEI, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPEAKS TO REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- 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.One such person is Tom, a man in his 30s who, like others, preferred not to give his full name for security reasons.“I want to have a better future. Hong Kong is not a stable place,” he told Efe, adding that he planned to move to the United Kingdom. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Jun 23 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Jerome Favre) The Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, known for its critical stance towards the Beijing authorities, will be published on Thursday, for the last time in its print version, while that the digital version will stop updating this midnight (16.00 GMT on Wednesday).FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE HONGKONES DAILY APPLE DAIL.
Hong Kong, Mar 11 (EFE/EPA).- Pro-Beijing lawmakers on Thursday welcomed China's National People's Congress (NPC) official endorsement of a proposal to 'refine' Hong Kong's election system for the chief executive and Legislative Council elections. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: EXTERIOR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG AND REGINA IP, CHAIRPERSON OF THE PRO-BEIJING NEW PEOPLE'S PARTY, AND HER PARTY SPEAK DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Nov 12 (EFE).- Pro-Beijing supporters celebrated Thursday the ousting and resignations of pan-democratic lawmakers outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: PRO-BEIJING SUPPORTERS CELEBRATING THE OUSTING AND RESIGNATIONS OF PAN-DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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