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Hong Kong suspends import of poultry products from bird flu-affected area

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2021 0

Hong Kong’s food safety authority, on Tuesday, decided to suspend the importation of poultry meat and products from bird flu-affected area in Poland. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

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No foreign interference able to undermine rule of law in Hong Kong

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

The rule of law is never to be played with, and those who go against the laws shall never escape punishment. The District Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) recently sentenced Joshua Wong Chi-fung, an instigator of the Hong Kong riots, as well as other three persons, four to ten months in […]

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Hong Kong police arrest dozens at protests over delayed election

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

More than 30 people have been arrested by Hong Kong police as riot officers swoop in on pro-democracy protesters – opposed to the postponement of the local legislative election – with rounds of pepper balls. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets on Sunday in the Asian financial hub to demonstrate against a new national […]

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Hong Kong postpones election for 1 year after spike in Covid-19 cases

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2020 0

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam has announced the postponement of the city’s key assembly elections, citing an ongoing spike in coronavirus cases. The election was due to take place on 6 September, and had been seen as an opportunity for pro-democracy parties to win an historic majority amid public dissatisfaction at a […]

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China passes Hong Kong national security law – Legislator

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2020 0

China’s top legislative body approved a national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday in a move expected to raise tensions between Beijing and foreign governments. Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong’s sole representative to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, confirmed the law’s passage in an interview broadcast by Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK. Tam said the […]

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Hong Kong issues new travel restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Monday issued several new measures to curtail the spike of imported coronavirus cases and drive more social distancing. From Wednesday, non-Hong-Kong residents arriving by air will not be allowed to enter the territory over a 14-day period and non-Hong-Kong residents entering from the Chinese mainland. Macau and Taiwan

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Hong Kong confirms second Covid-19 death as toll in China tops 2,000

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

China reported 1,749 new cases of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 on Wednesday, with the National Health Commission reporting 136 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll beyond 2,000.  Read here: Gbajabiamila seeks China’s support to end insecurity Hong Kong, with 62 confirmed cases, saw its second Covid-19 death on Wednesday morning, […]

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Hong Kong sees first virus death as more countries confirm local transmission

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2020 0

Three more Asian countries confirmed coronavirus infections on Tuesday among citizens who had not travelled to China, as Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more people in Chinese cities were ordered to stay indoors. The toll in mainland China soared to 425 after 64 more people died, the biggest single […]

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Hong Kong vote concludes as leader Lam ‘humbled’ by results

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp swept district council elections in a landslide victory on Monday in what is widely seen as a referendum on months of anti-government protest. Pro-democracy parties are set to control 388 of 452 available seats and 17 out of 18 district councils, in some cases unseating all pro-establishment candidates. While the district […]

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Hong Kong lawmakers arrested for violating legislative council regulation

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Three members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were arrested for allegedly breaching legislative council regulation, Hong Kong police confirmed on Saturday. The arrests were made over Friday and Saturday after the police carefully investigated reports of obstruction at a meeting in the Legislative Council Complex on May 11, they

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Hong Kong court approves emergency ban on inciting violence

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Hong Kong’s High Court on Thursday issued an emergency injunction against the inciting of violence on websites and messaging apps, local media reported. The ruling specifically named the website LIHKG, a Reddit-like forum used by protesters as well as Telegram, which have played a critical role in organising the leaderless protest movement. Residents can be […]

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Hong Kong govt formally withdraws extradition bill

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Hong Kong’s government has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that sparked months of mass protests. The Legislative Council completed the process on Wednesday afternoon. The Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, which would have allowed residents to be extradited to mainland China to stand trial, saw its second reading in the legislature on Wednesday. It was then

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Chinese Consul General in Nigeria: Human rights abuse, freedom or democracy, not cause of ongoing crisis in Hong Kong

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

The Consul General of The Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, Chu Maoming has denied that the ongoing crisis in Hong Kong now has anything to do with abuse of human rights, freedoms or democracy as some claim, rather he said it is about the attempt by certain violent extremists to coerce those who do […]

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Hong Kong legislature disrupted again by protests against leader

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

Hong Kong’s legislature was disrupted again on Thursday, a day after protests forced chief executive Carrie Lam to deliver her annual policy address by video. Opposition lawmakers interrupted Lam as soon as she started speaking, chanting slogans, saying she was unfit to rule Hong Kong due to the ongoing protests, according to public broadcaster RTHK. […]

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Hong Kong considers banning face masks in bid to deter protests

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

Lawmakers said on Thursday that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and her cabinet would likely seek to pass an emergency law banning face masks. Opposition lawmaker Ted Hui said the decision was in an attempt to curb the anti-government protests rocking the semi-autonomous city. Ted said that the proposal would likely be presented to […]

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Hong Kong protest heats up as police deploy tear gas, block transport

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2019 0

A march in the Hong Kong satellite town of Tuen Mun escalated on Saturday as riot police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters who fled down side streets and into surrounding shopping malls. Protestors dressed in gas masks, hard hats, and long-sleeved black shirts built barricades out of street rails and other materials, breaking apart […]

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As Lagos Assembly raises concern over safety of Nigerians in Diaspora

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

…It condemns release of 123 Northerners with motorcycles by Police, seeks state police Patrick Okohue The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday raised concern about safety of Nigerians in the Diaspora and called on the Federal Government to take decisive actions on ensuring Nigerian Nationals in Diaspora are secured wherever they are and also see […]

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Google clamps down 210 YouTube channels over Hong Kong protest

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

Nneka Nwogwugwu As a result of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, triggered by controversial legislation to extradite those convicted of crimes to mainland China and Taiwan, Google has shut down 210 channels from one of its platform, YouTube, because of uploaded contents related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Google’s Director of Security […]

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Hong Kong Police in Manhunt for Kidnap Gang

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

Hong Kong police have launched a city-wide hunt for a group of six men accused of robbery and kidnapping. The men broke into an apartment in the Tseung Kwan O region on Saturday, stole valuables and abducted a 29-year-old woman, authorities said. They demanded ransom and the woman’s family paid 28 million Hong Kong dollars […]