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Apple rejected an app in Hong Kong that helped protesters track police activity
Apple has rejected an app designed to help people in Hong Kong navigate protests and police activity, according to the app's creator. The app, HKMap Live, displays a crowdsourced map of the local area with alerts about protester activity and logos marking the location of police vehicles. According to developer Maciej Ceglowski, who is better known online as @Pinboard and currently in Hong Kong, said the app saves people's lives and allows them to dodge tear gas.
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Doxxing has become a powerful weapon in the Hong Kong protests
Having your private information leaked for political reasons may become the new normal
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Notorious 'South Park' China Episode Screened on the Streets of Hong Kong
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been celebrated both for the episode, and also their blunt, unapologetic rebuttal to China banning their show.
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Everything you need to know about visiting Hong Kong right now
The definitive guide to travelling to Hong Kong during the protests
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The murder that triggered the Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong's leadership used one case - of a jilted boyfriend killing his pregnant lover - as a pretext to introduce extradition laws that prompted the chaos.
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Hong Kong pushed to 'brink of total collapse'
The warning from police comes as fierce clashes broke out on university campuses in the city.
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Hong Kong: Pro-democracy candidates win landslide victory
A historic number of voters have overwhelmingly favored pro-democracy candidates in local polls seen as a referendum on months of anti-government protest. City leader Carrie Lam said she would "listen humbly" to voters.
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China holds military drills in Hong Kong as big protests planned for New Year
One Chinese deputy captain said, "compared to the past, this exercise lasted a long time, involved more troops and the training's content was closer to actual combat, which tested us a lot."
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How Hong Kong contained its second wave of Covid-19
Hong Kong had just begun letting its guard down in late February when it was hit by a second wave of the novel coronavirus. After a brief period of low case numbers, new infections spiked dramatically, prompting a series of additional stringent restrictions.
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Rats are infecting humans with hepatitis, and nobody knows how
People in Hong Kong are falling ill from a hepatitis virus found in rats -- but nobody knows how they're being infected.
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While the world wasn’t looking, Beijing re-wrote the rules in Hong Kong at startling speed
Compared to last year, the streets of Hong Kong over the past few months have been largely quiet. Gone are the massive protests, as people stayed home to stave off the pandemic. But away from the global spotlight, drastic changes have unfurled at remarkable speed in the city.
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Hong Kong protesters, waving American flags, call on Trump to 'liberate' the city
Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong waved the Stars and Stripes and called on Donald Trump to “liberate” the Chinese-ruled city. Riot police stood by as protesters sang the Star Spangled Banner and waved placards appealing for democracy after another night of violence in the 14th week of unrest. “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” they shouted before handing over petitions at the US Consulate. “Resist Beijing, liberate Hong Kong.”
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“Many are concerned that soon Hong Kong will become just another Chinese mainland city”
Protests and unrest are ongoing in Hong Kong since 2019, amid concerns among Hongkongers that Hong Kong’s autonomy is being eroded, as well as civil and political rights are being undermined. The most recent protests have been triggered by a decision of the National People’s Congress —the legislature of the People’s Republic of China— to draft a new security law that is set to be enforced on Hong Kong —directly from Beijing or via an ad-hoc piece of legislation passed by the Hong Kong legislature— opening the door to the implementation of mainland Chinese institutions of security and control in Hong Kong.
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My first death threat since the arrival of Hong Kong’s national security law
Yonden Lhatoo gets personal while reflecting upon the intolerance and intimidation that goes on unchecked in this city in the name of democracy and the fight for freedom.
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Hong Kong's terracotta tile army marches to the rescue for coral
In 2018, a super-typhoon destroyed 80% of the corals in Hoi Ha Wan bay off the Sai Kung peninsula in Hong Kong. In the city’s strongest storm since records began, winds reached 155mph (250km/h) and battered the reefs, leaving behind mostly scattered debris and broken coral skeletons. A few coral species survived, but these will likely take decades to regrow to their former state.
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They Were Reporters in Hong Kong. Now They Drive Cabs and Sell Fried Chicken.
The demise of the city’s independent news outlets has left hundreds of journalists out of a job. Many are not coming back.
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Covid-19: Compulsory tests for all Hong Kong residents, schools to halt early for summer
All Hong Kong residents will have to undergo compulsory Covid-19 testing, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday. Three rounds of testing will be carried out, Lam said, and up to 1 million tests will be conducted per day.
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In Hong Kong, Bitcoin Is The Last Chance For Freedom
Many remember the intensity and incredible spirit of the people of Hong Kong during the 2019 protests that went viral all over our screens. Thousands of everyday citizens took to the streets to protest Chinese use of excessive force and an aggressive legislative takeover that went against Hong Kong’s Basic Law. Beginning in March 2019 with a sit-in at government headquarters following an amendment to the extradition policy to mainland China, the demonstrations went on and on with mounting grievances.
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Hong Kong wants to legalize cryptocurrency trading next March
While Hong Kong has complied with China’s cryptocurrency policy, it looks like retail trading will be permitted again in the coming months. This position contrasts with that of China, which is always opposed to cryptocurrencies.
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Letters from Inside Hong Kong
By Eunsong Kim
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