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Hong Kong Marks National Security Day With Goose-steps And Mascots 04/15/21 AT 12:48 AM Hong Kong police displayed a cuddly bear mascot and unveiled a new goose-step march Thursday as the financial hub held a National Security Education Day , part of its push to instil patriotism in a city chafing under China s rule. Beijing blanketed Hong Kong in a sweeping national security law last year in response to months of huge and often violent democracy protests that convulsed the international business hub. Thursday s education day, the first since the security law s imposition last June, saw activities held across the city that burnished the security forces and outlined the threats China perceives it faces in Hong Kong. ....
Hong Kong’s Beijing-drafted electoral reform bill introduced in legislature Zen Soo Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file . This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Vincent Yu/The Associated Press Hong Kong’s electoral reform bill was introduced in the city’s legislature on Wednesday, setting in motion changes that will give Beijing greater control over the process while reducing the number of directly elected representatives. The bill is part of efforts to rein in political protests and opposition in Hong Kong, which is part of China but has had a more liberal political system since the 1997 handover from Britain. ....
Epoch Times Defiant After Hong Kong Printing Press Attacked By Jerome TAYLOR 04/13/21 AT 4:55 AM A Hong Kong newspaper linked to a spiritual group banned in China said Tuesday it would never back down after a gang of sledgehammer-wielding men damaged its printing presses. The assault on the Epoch Times was captured on CCTV and comes as China oversees a sweeping crackdown against critics in Hong Kong following huge and often violent democracy protests in 2019. Footage released by the paper showed four masked men storming into the printing plant in the early hours of Monday morning and smashing up equipment. The Epoch Times is handed out by members of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that is banned in China Photo: AFP / Isaac Lawrence ....
US State Department Denounces Attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times Printing Press The State Department on Thursday denounced the assault by masked intruders on the printing press of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times and is urging Hong Kong authorities to investigate the matter. “We condemn the attack on the Epoch Times’ printing plant and urge the Hong Kong authorities to thoroughly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice,” a State Department spokesperson said. “The United States is concerned by increased efforts to silence independent media and otherwise suppress freedom of expression, including the politically motivated targeting of journalists. We are committed to standing up for press freedom and freer and wider access to information and ideas around the world. Freedom of expression, including for members of the press, is critical to transparency,” the spokesperson added. ....