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Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council take their oath of office in front of its chief executive after a "patriots only" legislature election last month. IMAGES
China's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday for changes to Hong Kong's electoral system including plans to grant Beijing veto powers over candidates, as leaders move towards a "patriotic" government after huge democracy rallies in the city. Only one member of the National People's Congress voted against approving a draft decision on the changes, which critics say will be one of the final nails in the coffin of Hong Kong's democracy movement. IMAGES
People queue at a library in Hong Kong's shopping district Causeway Bay as the financial hub kicks off its inoculation drive with the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine. The elderly, frontline workers and medical staff are prioritised at the first stage. The first shipment of one million Sinovac jabs arrived from the mainland last Friday and Chief Executive Carrie Lam and members of her cabinet received their jabs earlier this week. IMAGES
Hong Kong's legislature is empty of pro-democracy lawmakers Thursday after the bloc said they would resign en masse, turning the semi-autonomous city's once-feisty legislature into a muted gathering of Beijing loyalists.
Hong Kong's legislature votes for a Beijing-backed law banning insults to China's national anthem, a move critics say further stifles dissent in the restless semi-autonomous financial hub. IMAGES
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