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Hong Kong, May 28 (EFE/EPA).-Several prominent pro-democracy activists of Hong Kong were sentenced on Friday to up to 18 months in prison for convening an unauthorized protest in October 2019, according to local media reports.The harshest sentences were handed to former lawmakers, Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan and Leung Kwok-hung (known in the city as "Long Hair"), and to Figo Chan, convener of the Civil Human Rights Front, an organization that convened some of the largest demonstrations during the 2019 anti-government protests, public broadcaster RTHK reported. (Camera: MIGUEL CANDELA). SHOT LIST: THE EXTERIOR OF THE WEST KOWLOON LAW COURTS BUILDING AHEAD OF NATIONAL SECURITY SUSPECT MEDIA MOGUL JIMMY LAI'S ARRIVAL FOR THE COURT VERDICT IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- Former Hong Kong lawmakers and pro-democracy activists were called to trial Monday for their roles in an unauthorized assembly on Oct 1, 2019. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS AND FORMER LAWMAKERS ARRIVE AT THE DISTRICT COURT IN HONG KONG AHEAD OF THEIR TRIAL.
Hong Kong, 29 (EFE/EPA).- Enthusiast animal photographers gathered Thursday at Hong Kong's Wong Tai Sin Park to photograph newborn owlets, which were sighted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation.These birds are a common wild species in Hong Kong, which breed in the months of March and June in tree holes, abandoned nests and even corners of buildings. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE PHOTOS OF NEWBORN OWLETS AT A SMALL PARK IN WONG TAI SIN, HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Apr 16 (EFE/EPA).-: Former lawmaker Martin Lee Chu-Ming and other eight activists were called in Friday at the West Kowloon court in Hong Kong to be sentenced for unauthorized assembly during a protest in 2019.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: FORMER LAWMAKER MARTIN LEE CHU-MING ARRIVES AT THE WEST KOWLOON COURT IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Images from outside a police station in central Hong Kong where democracy activist Joshua Wong is being held after his arrest for "unlawful assembly" relating to a 2019 protest against a government ban on face masks. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Feb 19 (EFE).- British bank HSBC, Europe's largest, announced Tuesday that its reported profit attributable to ordinary shareholders fell 53 percent in 2019 over the previous year to $6 billion.It said this had been affected by a goodwill impairment of $7.3 billion."The Group’s 2019 performance was resilient, however parts of our business are not delivering acceptable returns. We are therefore outlining a revised plan to increase returns for investors, create the capacity for future investment, and build a platform for sustainable growth," Interim Group Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in a statement posted on the bank's website on Tuesday.(Camera: JEROME FAVRE)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE HSBC HEADQUARTERS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT, HONG KONG.