What happened after that? PA Media. Protests have been happening in Hong Kong as people worry about their freedom. A timeline. Hong Kong has grown rapidly since the s. More like this. Your Comments Join the conversation. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. TurquoiseHedgehog 30 Jun I love living in England, but things like this don't make me proud to be a resident. TurquoiseHedgehog 4 Jun My friend moved to Hong Kong about five years ago.
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Environment As the EU targets emissions cuts, this country has a coal problem. Paid Content How Hong Kong protects its sea sanctuaries. Tung Chee-hwa, a Shanghai-born former shipping tycoon with no political experience, is hand-picked by Beijing to rule the territory following the takeover. Falun Gong remains legal in Hong Kong, despite having been banned in mainland China in , and the trial is seen as a test of the freedoms Beijing guaranteed to respect after the handover. The 16 are found guilty of causing a public obstruction.
Strict quarantine measures are enforced to stop the disease spreading. Hong Kong is declared free of Sars in June. Two Hong Kong government members resign. The bill is shelved indefinitely. Britain accuses China of interfering in Hong Kong's constitutional reform process in a manner inconsistent with self-governance guarantees agreed before the handover. In the run-up to the poll, human rights groups accuse Beijing of creating a "climate of fear" aimed at skewing the result.
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