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At least 10 injured following clash at Temple Trees

At least 10 people were injured following a clash at Temple Trees early this morning. Hospital sources said that 10 people were admitted for treatment following the incident. Temple Trees is being occupied by demonstrators who had entered the premises on Saturday. A musical show and various others activities have been taking place at Temple Trees after it was occupied by the demonstrators. The President’s House, Presidential Secretariat and Temple Trees were occupied by protesters since Satu

12 Jul, 2022

Hong Kong’s narrow path going forward in the next 25 years

A quarter of a century has lapsed since the handover of Hong Kong’s sovereignty, marking the halfway point of the commitment made by China to preserve the “one country, two systems”?policy for at least 50 years. As the promise has virtually dwindled, especially after the imposition of the national security law two years ago, moderate pro-Beijing heavyweights are seeking a narrow path for the city’s future. Former Legislative Council President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing?told Nikkei Asia in a recent

11 Jul, 2022

Xi Jinping?s Suppression of Hong Kong Democracy Pushes Taiwan Further From China

A year before Britain handed Hong Kong to China, then-President Jiang Zemin hailed the ?one country, two systems? plan for the city as a model for the country to one day unify with Taiwan. Taiwan would get ?a high degree of autonomy? — the same pledge China used for Hong Kong — while keeping legislative and independent judicial power, and its own armed forces, according to Jiang?s speech, copies of which were distributed at Hong Kong?s handover center in 1997. For Taiwan though, the proposal h

11 Jul, 2022