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Hong Kong legislature debates over the proposed national anthem bill which sparked another round of protests in the city. China has been pushing for the controversial bill that would criminalise insults to its national anthem. IMAGES
Riot police deploy at Hong Kong airport in a bid to thwart plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the transport hub in the movement's first mass mobilisation since the city's leader made a surprise concession earlier this week. IMAGES
Images of barricades and police officers surrounding a high-speed railway station ahead of Chinese president Xi Jinping's expected arrival in Hong Kong on the eve of 25th anniversary of the city's handover to communist China. IMAGES
Police and media are seen outside court ahead of Hong Kong's first national security trial verdict. The court will lay down a marker on the city's future legal landscape when it delivers its verdict in the first trial using a national security law imposed by China to stamp out dissent. IMAGES
An American citizen, John Clancey, working for a law firm known for taking on human rights cases, was among those arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday under a new national security law imposed by Beijing. He was seen led away by police outside the building where his law firm is located. "Continue to work for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong," he says as he walks out of the building. IMAGES
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