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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters participate in a rally on a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014. Police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters hold a rally on a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, with the banner in front reading, "I want true universal suffrage." Police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014. Police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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H.K. police to clear pro-democracy occupation site

HONG KONG, China - A top Hong Kong police official announces on Dec. 9, 2014, that police on Dec. 11 will clear roadblocks set up by protesters in the Admiralty district of the territory in a pro-democracy campaign.

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Authorities to clear pro-democracy occupation site Thur.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue occupying Admiralty in Hong Kong, China, the main occupation site where the government headquarters is located, on Dec. 9, 2014. Hong Kong court bailiffs and police will start Dec. 11 to clear makeshift roadblocks there.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, while police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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Authorities to clear pro-democracy occupation site Thur.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue occupying Admiralty in Hong Kong, China, the main occupation site where the government headquarters is located, on Dec. 9, 2014. Hong Kong court bailiffs and police will start Dec. 11 to clear makeshift roadblocks there.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Police officers keep watch on pro-democracy protesters on a main road in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, as they plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters in hundreds of tents continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 9, 2014, while police plan to clear parts of their occupation sites on Dec. 11.

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Territorial dispute over Senkaku Islands

HONG KONG, China - A fishing vessel carrying activists from Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan is pictured shortly before leaving Hong Kong port for the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty on Jan. 3, 2012, the same day two Japanese local assemblymen landed on one of the islands, angering China. The fishing vessel was stopped in Hong Kong waters, boarded by officials of Hong Kong's Marine Department and escorted back to port.

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Yamagata students stage 'Hanagasa Odori' dance in HK

HONG KONG, China - Students from Yamagata University in northern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture perform the traditional "Hanagasa Odori" dance with straw hats decorated with flowers during the International Chinese New Year Night Parade in Hong Kong, China, on Jan. 31, 2014.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow

HONG KONG, China, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow speaks after being convicted at West Kowloon Court on Aug. 5, 2020, of rallying in an unauthorized protest that saw thousands of protesters besieging the police headquarters amid a rising anti-government movement in 2019.

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Hong Kong by-election

HONG KONG, China, March 11 Kyodo - Pro-democracy election campaigners in Hong Kong pose on March 11, 2018 calling on people to vote in a Legislative Council by-election.

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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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Pro-democracy demonstration in H.K. on Christmas Eve

HONG KONG, China - A man holds a yellow umbrella, a symbol of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that ended on Dec. 15, 2014, and a placard which reads, "I want true universal suffrage," in the Mongkok shopping district of the territory on the evening of Dec. 24.

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Police start removing barricades at last occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong, China, voice their opposition to the planned move by police to remove barricades at the last occupation site in shopping area Causeway Bay, on Dec. 15, 2014.

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Police start removing barricades at last occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2014, shows shopping area Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China, the last site occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators, at which police started removing barricades.

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Core issue behind H.K. occupation remains unresolved

HONG KONG, China - Tents and belongings of pro-democracy demonstrators still remain in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong, China, home to the government headquarters, on Dec. 12, 2014, a day after police took action to scoop up makeshift roadblocks and occupiers there.

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Singer Denise Ho arrested at protest site

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2014, in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong, China, shows pop singer Denise Ho being arrested as she joined the pro-democracy demonstration there. Police took action on the same day to scoop up makeshift roadblocks and occupiers there.

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Core issue behind H.K. occupation remains unresolved

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2014, in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong, China, shows a major thoroughfare near the government headquarters reopen to traffic, after police took action to scoop up makeshift roadblocks and occupiers the previous day.

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Pro-democracy occupation continues in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, China, continue occupying a main road in Admiralty, the main occupation site where the government headquarters is located, on Dec. 8, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 7, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Parents and relatives of pro-democracy protesters gather in front of police headquarters in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 7, 2014, claiming police used excessive force during clashes with the protesters.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Parents and relatives of pro-democracy protesters complain about use of excessive force by police on Dec. 7, 2014, in front of the police headquarters in Hong Kong, China.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - The flags of pro-democracy protesters fly on a main road in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014.

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H.K. protesters block government headquarters

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy demonstrators install barricades blocking an escalator leading to the government headquarters at the Admiralty occupation site in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 1, 2014. They clashed with police, resulting in the arrests of 40 people.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A woman holds a placard bearing the slogan "I want Nathan Road" on a road newly occupied by pro-democracy protesters in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on the night of Nov. 26, 2014. Police officers battled with protesters and removed barricades that have blocked traffic on a 400-meter section of Nathan Road.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A man raises a placard bearing the slogan "I want true universal suffrage" after protesters occupied a new street in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on the night of Nov. 26, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester holds a banner bearing the slogan, "I want true universal suffrage" in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong before a court-ordered clearance of roadblocks is carried out in the area for the second consecutive day on Nov. 26, 2014.

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Police push demonstrators out of occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Police officers push pro-democracy demonstrators out of the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014, after removing barricades.

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Police push demonstrators out of occupation site

HONG KONG, China - Police officers push pro-democracy demonstrators out of the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014, after removing barricades.

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Police officers keep guard on a road in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014, after removing barricades placed by pro-democracy demonstrators. Clearance of pro-democracy demonstrators started the same day with dozens of court bailiffs moving in with the reported backing of thousands of police officers.

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Police officers drive out pro-democracy demonstrators and reporters from the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014. Clearance of pro-democracy demonstrators, who have been blockading roads in the area, started the same day with dozens of court bailiffs moving in with the reported backing of thousands of police officers.

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Police officers grab a pro-democracy demonstrator in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014. Clearance of pro-democracy demonstrators, who have been blockading roads in the area, started the same day with dozens of court bailiffs moving in with the reported backing of thousands of police officers.

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Police officers grab a pro-democracy demonstrator in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014. Clearance of pro-democracy demonstrators, who have been blockading roads in the area, started the same day with dozens of court bailiffs moving in with the reported backing of thousands of police officers.

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Workers remove a tent erected by pro-democracy protesters on a street in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014, as they execute a court-ordered clearance of the area.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A woman walks between tents set up by pro-democracy protesters on a main road in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 21, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A cutout of Chinese President Xi Jinping, with a slogan calling for genuine universal suffrage in Hong Kong attached, stands on a main road occupied by pro-democracy protesters in the territory's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 21, 2014.

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Photos from Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - A pro-democracy protester sleeps near helmets in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district on Nov. 20, 2014, as the Legislative Council resumed meetings and operations after some radicals stormed the council building the previous day.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken Nov. 19, 2014, shows barricades and tents set up by pro-democracy protesters on a road in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong.

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Barricades dismantled under H.K. court order

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester talks to a fellow demonstrator with a walkie-talkie on top of barricades on a road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Nov. 18, 2014. Bailiffs the same day executed a court order to remove the barricades in the area.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2014, shows tents set up by pro-democracy protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester stands by yellow umbrellas, made by folding paper, decorated in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014. Yellow umbrellas have become a symbol of the movement.

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Taking to the streets keeps one Hong Kong protester off them

HONG KONG, China - A former gang-member-turned-protester in Mong Kok bows on Nov. 1, 2014, in front of a makeshift shrine to Guan Yu, the patron god of Hong Kong's mafia and police. Protesters built the shrine next to a barricade in Hong Kong, China, to ward off violence.

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Figure with umbrella, symbol of H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A figure holding an umbrella is seen standing outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Oct. 27, 2014. The figure is regarded as a symbol of pro-democracy demonstrators.

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Forces opposed to H.K. occupation campaign hold signature drive

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - A man signs his name on a street in Hong Kong on Oct. 26, 2014, to call for an end to an occupation campaign by pro-democracy protesters. An anti-occupation group and a political party -- the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong -- are both collecting signatures.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - In the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on Oct. 25, 2014, a pro-democracy protester (R) exchanges harsh words with a person (far L) opposed to the movement.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - In the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on Oct. 25, 2014, pro-democracy protesters face off against people opposed to their movement.

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People opposed to pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A group of pro-Beijing people opposed to pro-democracy protests collect signatures in Hong Kong on Oct. 25, 2014, seeking an end to the movement and for police to clear the protesters out.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A man yells at pro-democracy protestors in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on Oct. 24, 2014.