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20 years on, H.K.'s semiautonomous model being redefined by China

HONG KONG, China, June 30 Kyodo - The flags of mainland China and Hong Kong fly in the central part of Hong Kong on June 28, 2017, ahead of the 20th anniversary July 1 of the former British colony's return to China.

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Pro-democracy student protesters face police officers on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues.

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Tents set up by pro-democracy protesters occupy a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues.

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - A man continues his fast on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 12, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues.

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H.K. woman writes message of support for democracy campaign

HONG KONG, China - A woman writes a message of support on a card posted on a wall by pro-democracy demonstrators on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2014. More than 10,000 Hong Kong residents continued to swarm streets in the autonomous region within China, demanding free elections in the former British colony.

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Pro-democracy protesters clash with police in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Police try to disperse pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Aug. 31, 2014, following China's decision to place limits on candidates in an election set for 2017 to choose the former British colony's new leader.

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Tens of thousands march in Hong Kong for full democracy

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Tens of thousands of people swamp the streets of Hong Kong on Dec. 4 to demand a timetable and road map for universal suffrage in electing the leader and legislators of the former British colony. Police said around 40,000 people gathered at the starting point in Victoria Park. Thousands subsequently joined the march along the way and organizers estimated at least 250,000 took part.

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Thousands protest China's ruling on H.K. democracy reform

HONG KONG, Japan - Some 20,000 people marched through the streets of Hong Kong on April 11 to protest against Beijing's tightening control on democratic reforms in the former British colony.

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(4)Hong Kong marks 5th anniversary of return to China

HONG KONG - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (C) waves at participants in a ceremony July 1 to mark the fifth anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in the Wan Chai district.

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(5)Hong Kong marks 5th anniversary of return to China

HONG KONG - A group of citizens in Hong Kong criticize the government July 1 in a demonstration which coincided with the fifth anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule.

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(1)Hong Kong marks 5th anniversary of return to China

HONG KONG - Chinese President Jiang Zemin speaks at a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in the Wan Chai district July 1.

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(2)Hong Kong marks 5th anniversary of return to China

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (L) is sworn in for a second term during a ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on July 1 to mark the fifth anniversary of the former British colony's return to China as Chinese President Jiang Zemin looks on.

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Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar

STORY: Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vessels STORYLINE: Emergency services are working around the clock to prevent an environmental disaster of a fuel leak in the port of Gibraltar following a collision between two vessels on Wednesday, the port authority said on Thursday. There are fears that the bulk carrier OS 35 is close to splitting in half and releasing fuel into the bay of Gibraltar after hitting the carrier vessel Adam LNG. The Gibraltar Port Authority in the British Crown Colony informed on Wednesday afternoon that the hull of the OS 35, registered in the Pacific Island state of Tuvalu, had broken but the two sections had not separated. The Adam LNG, registered in the Marshall Islands, suffered only minor damages in the collision. Booms had been placed around the bulk carrier to contain any oil that could escape from its tanks, while the 24 crew members and s

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H.K. activists urge China to free wife of Nobel prize laureate Liu

Activist groups in Hong Kong rally at the Central Government Liaison Office, Beijing's representative in the former British colony, on Dec. 8, 2017 to urge China to release from house arrest Liu Xia, wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. The protesters mourned Liu's death and commemorated the ninth anniversary of the release of his democratic reform initiative, Charter 08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. activists urge China to free wife of Nobel prize laureate Liu

Activist groups in Hong Kong rally at the Central Government Liaison Office, Beijing's representative in the former British colony, on Dec. 8, 2017 to urge China to release from house arrest Liu Xia, wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. The protesters mourned Liu's death and commemorated the ninth anniversary of the release of his democratic reform initiative, Charter 08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. activists urge China to free wife of Nobel prize laureate Liu

Activist groups in Hong Kong rally at the Central Government Liaison Office, Beijing's representative in the former British colony, on Dec. 8, 2017 to urge China to release from house arrest Liu Xia, wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. The protesters mourned Liu's death and commemorated the ninth anniversary of the release of his democratic reform initiative, Charter 08. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese wig maker Aderans opens 1st Hong Kong outlet

Yoshihiro Tsumura (2nd from R), president of leading Japanese wig maker Aderans Co., attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2017, ahead of opening its first outlet in the former British colony the following day. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. ex-leader Tsang remanded in custody while awaiting sentencing

Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang, the most senior official in the former British colony to have been convicted in a criminal trial for misconduct in office, appears in the High Court on Feb. 20, 2017, for sentencing. He was remanded in custody while awaiting court sentencing scheduled for Feb. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong should press ahead, fret less over Beijing: U.S. diplomat

The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong Kurt Tong gives a speech at the Foreign Correspondents Club Hong Kong on Jan. 10, 2017. Kurt said that Hong Kong should have confidence in the "one country, two systems" framework, under which the former British colony has thrived for almost two decades since its return to Chinese rule, and worry less over Beijing.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thousands protest China's ruling on H.K. democracy reform

HONG KONG, Japan - Some 20,000 people marched through the streets of Hong Kong on April 11 to protest against Beijing's tightening control on democratic reforms in the former British colony. (Kyodo)

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Tens of thousands march in Hong Kong for full democracy

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Tens of thousands of people swamp the streets of Hong Kong on Dec. 4 to demand a timetable and road map for universal suffrage in electing the leader and legislators of the former British colony. Police said around 40,000 people gathered at the starting point in Victoria Park. Thousands subsequently joined the march along the way and organizers estimated at least 250,000 took part. (Kyodo)

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Tents set up by pro-democracy protesters occupy a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues. (Kyodo)

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Pro-democracy student protesters face police officers on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 11, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues. (Kyodo)

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Photos from Hong Kong pro-democracy campaign

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - A man continues his fast on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 12, 2014, as an occupation campaign aimed at pressing the Hong Kong and Beijing governments for a democratic election system in the former British colony continues. (Kyodo)

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H.K. woman writes message of support for democracy campaign

HONG KONG, China - A woman writes a message of support on a card posted on a wall by pro-democracy demonstrators on a main street in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2014. More than 10,000 Hong Kong residents continued to swarm streets in the autonomous region within China, demanding free elections in the former British colony. (Kyodo)

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law gives an interview in London on Aug. 5, 2020. He is residing temporarily in London after fleeing the former British colony following the imposition of a national security law by China.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law gives an interview in London on Aug. 5, 2020. He is residing temporarily in London after fleeing the former British colony following the imposition of a national security law by China.

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Protests against H.K. security law

Police officers keep watch on demonstrators in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, who are staging a protest march against Beijing's controversial national security law for the former British colony that came into force the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against security law for Hong Kong

People gather in front of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo on July 1, 2020, in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against security law for Hong Kong

People gather in front of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo on July 1, 2020, in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists are inspected by police officers in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, before they march in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists cheer themselves up in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, before they march in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists are questioned by police officers in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, before they march in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against H.K. security law

Pro-democracy activists march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, in protest against Beijing's enactment of a controversial national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks in Hong Kong on June 3, 2020, about the Chinese legislature's decision to enact a national security law for the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong protest

One of the protesters opposing Hong Kong's now-suspended extradition bill raises the British Union Jack in a chamber of the territory's legislature after the protestors stormed into the building on July 1, 2019, following a daylong protest that marked the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong protest

Protesters opposing Hong Kong's now-suspended extradition bill put up the flag of the former British colony in a chamber of the territory's legislature after they stormed into the building on July 1, 2019, following a daylong protest that marked the 22nd anniversary of the colony's handover from Britain to China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. chief over extradition bill

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam meets the press in Hong Kong on June 10, 2019, over her government's controversial extradition policy proposal, which over the weekend sparked one of the largest protests in the former British colony since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. She said the government will not withdraw the proposal to allow the forced transfer of suspects accused of criminal wrongdoings to mainland China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ghana president visits Hideyo Noguchi museum

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo speaks to reporters during his visit to the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2018. The prominent Japanese bacteriologist died of yellow fever in the British colony of Gold Coast, now Ghana, in 1928 while conducting research on the disease. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest march against China's "authoritarian" rule held in H.K.

People march in Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2017 in protest against what they called the "authoritarian" rule by the city's pro-Beijing authorities and the eroding rights and freedoms in the former British colony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong commemorates 2nd anniv. of pro-democracy mov't

Photo shows people staging a rally outside the Hong Kong government headquarters on Sept. 28, 2016, to commemorate the second anniversary of the pro-democracy occupation protest held to press Beijing to allow the former British colony to freely choose its own leaders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hong Kong commemorates 2nd anniv. of pro-democracy mov't

Photo shows people staging a rally outside the Hong Kong government headquarters on Sept. 28, 2016, to commemorate the second anniversary of the pro-democracy occupation protest held to press Beijing to allow the former British colony to freely choose its own leaders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hundreds protest in Hong Kong against election screening

Hundreds of people march through a street in central Hong Kong on Aug. 21, 2016, to protest against what they see as unlawful political screening of candidates for an upcoming legislature election. At least six people accused of promoting a separatist agenda that would push the former British colony towards independence have been barred from standing in the election by the Electoral Affairs Commission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese carnival opens with performances in H.K.

Hong Kong, - 'Kagura,' old-style Japanese music and dancing, is performed with an eight-headed giant snake at a former British army base in Hong Kong on Oct. 30, as part of a Japanese carnival in the former British colony. Performance groups invited from Japan staged displays including a ryukyuan dance and an Ultraman show.