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Posted on 05 May 2013. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, battle, Central, cost, democracy, figure, HK$10m
How much would it cost for the city to achieve democracy? About HK$ 10 million, according to organisers of a civil disobedience movement to block roads in Central. But big-money donations are not welcome. The Occupy Central organisers say they will accept only individual contributions of no more than HK$ 10,000. Full News here – Hong Kong [...]
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Posted on 25 December 2012. Tags: Activists, anniversary, call, release, Xiaobo's
Activists in Hong Kong held a march on Tuesday morning to call for the release of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who was sentenced to prison three years ago on Christmas Day. About 20 protesters – members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China – marched [...]
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Posted on 12 October 2012. Tags: Activists, assembly, Jail, June, protest, terms, unlawful
Two of the eight activists convicted of unlawful assembly after last year’s June 4 vigil were sentenced to four weeks in jail, suspended for a year, on Friday. Full News here – Hong Kong feed
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Posted on 24 September 2012. Tags: Activists, During, Guilty, Hair', July, long, obstructing, plead, protest, roads
Lawmaker “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung and five other activists pleaded guilty on Monday to charges relating to the blocking of roads during last year’s July 1 protest march in Central. Two others who were charged along with the group pleaded not guilty, and the prosecution offered no evidence against them. They were bound over for [...]
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Posted on 18 September 2012. Tags: Activists, Diaoyu, islands, sail, this, Week
Diaoyu activists vowed to sail to the disputed islands again on Thursday or Friday, after government safety inspectors refused to approve the boat for immediate travel on Tuesday morning. They made the vow as Lo Chau, owner of the fishing vessel Kai Fung No 2, travelled to Beijing with a lawyer on Tuesday. They plan [...]
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Posted on 18 September 2012. Tags: Activists, first, safety, urges
Chief Executive CY Leung urged Diaoyu activists to put their own and the vessel's safety first before taking action.Speaking to the media today, Mr Leung said his position and that of the … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 17 September 2012. Tags: accuse, Activists, Diaoyu, Government, stalling
Diaoyu Islands activists on Monday accused the government of dragging its feet over releasing their boat ahead of a second trip to the disputed chain. Four members of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands visited the Marine Department on Monday morning. Officials said the activists would be told on Monday afternoon if their [...]
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Posted on 13 September 2012. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, Bailiffs, evict, hong, kong
Hong Kong 's Occupy activists were resisting eviction from their camp underneath HSBC's Asian headquarters on Tuesday as bailiffs tasked with removing them cleared away their belongings.The … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 11 September 2012. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, Asia, from, hong, HSBCs, kong, removed
Police officers maintain order as bailiffs remove an Occupy Central movement protester from the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong September 11, … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 11 September 2012. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, Asia, from, Headquarters, hong, HSBCs, kong, removed
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police cleared a few remaining Occupy Hong Kong protesters from an open-air plaza beneath HSBC's Asian headquarters on Tuesday, nearly a year after the anti-capitalists … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 11 September 2012. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, Bailiffs, evict, hong, kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Occupy activists were locked in a standoff Tuesday with bailiffs trying to evict them from a public space underneath HSBC’s Asian headquarters. Bailiffs scuffled with the protesters, who had ignored a court order requiring them to leave the site by August 27. Local television showed black-clad bailiffs trying to [...]
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Posted on 11 September 2012. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, Bailiffs, evict, hong, kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's Occupy activists were locked in a standoff Tuesday with bailiffs trying to evict them from a public space underneath HSBC's Asian … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 28 August 2012. Tags: 'Occupy', Activists, deadline, eviction, hong, ignore, kong, stay
Hong Kong court earlier this month to evict the protesters, who have camped there for more than 10 months, giving them until Monday to leave the plaza and end one of the longest-running Occupy … Full News here – Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines – Hong Kong News.net
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Posted on 24 August 2012. Tags: Activists, Diaoyu, Japan, plan
Hong Kong’s Diaoyu activists plan to sue the Japanese government for illegally arresting eight protesters involved in last week’s expedition to the disputed islands. Full News here – Home/News/Hong Kong
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Posted on 24 August 2012. Tags: Activists, China, demands, Island, Japan, Over, protest, release
China demands Japan release activists over island protest HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) – China demanded Japan immediately and unconditionally free 14 Chinese activists held over a protest landing on disputed islands on Wednesday, as tensions between Tokyo and its neighbors flared on the anniversary of the … Full News here – Read more on Reuters
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