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Added on the 02/02/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Hong Kong, Sep 25 (EFE/EPA).- The main cryptocurrencies on the market - Bitcoin and Ether - fell more than 5 percent Friday after the Government of China declared all cryptocurrency transactions in its territory "illegal". (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).B-ROLL OF MONITOR SHOWING TRADING PRICES FOR BITCOINS AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Feb 1 (EFE/EPA).- Pro-China activists on Monday protested against the BN(O) passports applications in Hong Kong after the United Kingdom opened the visa service applications scheme online for Hongkongers on Sunday.In July 2020, the United Kingdom unveiled its plan to take in eligible Hongkongers in the wake of China imposing the national security law. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PRO-CHINA ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAISNT THE BN(O) PASSPORTS OUTSIDE THE BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Rival Hong Kong lawmakers clashed inside the city's legislature on Friday, raising political tensions weeks after Beijing sparked a constitutional row by calling for filibustering opposition politicians to be removed from office. IMAGES
The United States denounces Hong Kong's ban on a protest song sung by pro-democracy demonstrators, saying it further tarnishes the financial hub's reputation. "The decision to ban this song is the latest blow to the international reputation of a city that previously prided itself on having an independent judiciary protecting the free exchange of information, ideas and goods," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The US says it is "alarmed" after Hong Kong legislators fast-tracked a new national security law that introduces penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets. "We believe that these kinds of actions have the potential to accelerate the closing of Hong Kong’s once open society," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE