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Hong Kongers call for an end to tracing, masking and vaccine passports as their government proceeds with caution
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Hong Kongers call for an end to tracing, masking and vaccine passports as their government proceeds with caution
Hong Kong has been through immense changes since it was returned to Chinese rule in July 1, 1997.
Hong Kong marks 25 years since it was returned to Chinese rule on July 1. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to travel to the territory to mark
Hong Kong’s newly elected legislature descended into open war with localists brandishing “Hong Kong is not China” banners at their swearing- in ceremony, while a pro-establishment stalwart was elected president after being taken to task over his British nationality.
There’s a bit of a nanny state in the city of Hong Kong. The government is quick to issue advice and admonitions about all matter of hazards—high ocean waves, food waste, incense burning during the annual grave-sweeping festival. One night in late 2014, amid a standoff during the massive democracy protest that rocked the city, a police official squawked through a bullhorn: “Do