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Hong Kong reopens bars and nightclubs to those who have received at least one vaccine dose. These venues will also be allowed to stay open until 2:00 a.m.
2021-04-29

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 media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai is denied bail and remains in custody over alleged fraud related to the lease of a building that houses his "Apple Daily", an anti-government newspaper.
2020-12-3

Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Hong Kong to oppose a controversial national security law expected to be passed by China's National People's Congress.
2020-05-24

The National People's Congress abolishes the use of forced labor to punish sex workers, but states that prostitution will remain illegal.
2019-12-28

U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that U.S. intelligence informed him that China is moving troops to the border with Hong Kong.
2019-08-13

The government of Hong Kong bans the pro-independence localist party Hong Kong National Party.
2018-09-24

Pro-democracy protesters peacefully return to the streets of Hong Kong for the first time since the end of Occupy Central protests in December.
2015-02-1

2011 National People's Congress: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers the annual Government Work Report to the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, outlining the priorities for the Chinese government in the next five years.
2011-03-5

Eighty thousand people rally in Hong Kong after last week's fatal tourist coach hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines.
2010-08-29