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Hong Kong police use tear gas as protesters try to storm parliament

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:25:02 +0000

Protesters occupy the roads near the Legislative Council and government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. - Tens of thousands of protesters paralysed central Hong Kong, blocking major roads in a defiant show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. By late morning, with crowds continuing to swell, officials in the Legislative Council (Legco) said they would delay the second reading of the bill "to a later date". (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city’s parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.

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Hong Kong immigration’s action vs Morales a ‘strong-arming by China’

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 11:44:03 +0000

Hong Kong immigration’s action vs Morales a ‘strong-arming by China’

The four-hour ordeal of former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales at the Hong Kong International Airport last May 21 is “an act of strong-arming by China in its slow and creeping invasion of Philippine sovereign maritime zones.”

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Lacson blames corrupt Customs officials for trash shipments

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 13:09:27 +0000

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson blames corrupt Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials for the entry into Philippine ports not only of illegal drugs but also garbage.

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Morales, a security risk? She’s a good ballroom dancer – Panelo

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 10:48:14 +0000

Morales, a security risk? She’s a good ballroom dancer – Panelo

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales may be a security risk for Hong Kong authorities, but Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo sees her as a once law schoolmate who is a remarkable ballroom dancer.

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