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An upper court in Hong Kong denies bail for a second time to 11 of the 47 defendants in the case, citing national security risks. Among those who were again denied bail are prominent activists and politicians such as Leung Kwok-hung, Claudia Mo, Jimmy Sham, Lester Shum, and Fergus Leung. The remaining defendants either withdrew their bail application or remain in custody under other circumstances.
2021-03-12

China's National People's Congress passes the "decision on improving the electoral system of Hong Kong", which will rewrite the election rules in Hong Kong to ensure a system of "patriots governing Hong Kong". This is seen by many Western countries as further eroding the freedoms of the Hong Kong people.
2021-03-11

Hong Kong receives a shipment of 585,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine.
2021-02-27

Hong Kong records its highest one-day increase in cases since the pandemic began, with 108 new cases, including 83 local transmission cases and 25 imported cases.
2020-07-19

Hong Kong Police Force clash with protesters at different malls across Hong Kong amid a visit by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to Beijing. Riot police use pepper spray to disperse crowds as a result.
2019-12-15

A Hong Kong jury convicts former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Rafael Hui of bribery charges in relation to misconduct in office.
2014-12-19

After a failed U.S. extradition request Hong Kong says does not fully comply with the law, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow.
2013-06-23

Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang visits Hong Kong on a three-day official tour; observers indicate that this solidifies his status as the next Premier of China.
2011-08-16

Google ends a redirect to its Hong Kong site in China and provides a new method of reaching unfiltered results after the Chinese government threatened to end its Internet Content Provider license.
2010-06-29

A by-election begins in Hong Kong. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-asia-pacific-8684996.stm (BBC)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-178039-hong-kong-democrats-contest-by-elections-in-suffrage-push ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2010-05-15