Tag: Hong Kong
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First vessel berths at Lekki deep seaport
Three Ship-to-Shore cranes and 10 Rubber-Tyred Gantries critical to the commencement of operations of the 1.5 billon Lekki Deep Seaport arrived in Nigeria on Friday. According to reports, operations at the Deep Seaport are expected to commence in September. Their arrival, according to Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA), represents a…
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Hong Kong’s next leader to be known on May 8
The election will be delayed six weeks from March 27
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Internet giants threaten to pull out of Hong Kong over privacy plans
An association of companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook is warning that the internet giants and their services will pull out of Hong Kong. The companies warned that their services will be pulled out if a planned tightening of data protection was implemented. The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) criticised the proposed doxxing legislation as…
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Google stops responding directly to data requests from Hong Kong government
Google, on Friday, said it would no longer provide data in response to requests from Hong Kong authorities, following the enactment of a new national security law imposed by China. The U.S. tech giant had not produced any data since the sweeping new law took force in June and would not directly respond to such…
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US Warns China against destabilising Hong Kong
The United States on Thursday urged China to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy, warning that its proposed national security law for the city would be “highly destabilizing” and face global opposition. “Any effort to impose national security legislation that does not reflect the will of the people of Hong Kong would be highly destabilizing, and would…
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COVID-19: Three men jailed for breaching quarantine orders
Three men were sentenced to imprisonment on Monday for violating Hong Kong’s compulsory quarantine measures. A 31-year-old man was given a three-month custodial sentence for giving regulatory officials a false residential address. Meanwhile a 37-year-old and a 41-year-old violated the restrictions by leaving their places of residence. Both were intercepted at border-control points between Hong…
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Pet dog suspected of having Coronavirus quarantined
The pet dog of a patient with coronavirus is in quarantine after testing weak positive for the virus, Hong Kong authorities said on Friday. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said it was to run further tests on the animal to determine whether it has contracted the disease, or if the result was caused…
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Hong Kong govt formally withdraws extradition bill
Hong Kong’s government has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that sparked months of mass protests. The Legislative Council completed the process on Wednesday afternoon. The Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, which would have allowed residents to be extradited to mainland China to stand trial, saw its second reading in the legislature on Wednesday. It was then…
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Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy’ leaders plead not guilty to public nuisance charges
Three leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 civil disobedience “Occupy” movement pleaded not guilty to public nuisance charges at a packed court in the Chinese-ruled city on Monday. More than 100 protesters rallied in support of the activists in the court. Law professor Benny Tai, 54, sociology professor Chan Kin-man, 59, and retired pastor Chu Yiu-ming,…
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Telecom sector recession not a threat, says ZTE Nigeria
Despite the current economic challenges that has adversely gripped the telecommunications industry, ZTE Nigeria Limited, at the weekend, expressed its commitment to continue investment in the economy, especially in the development of local human capital. ZTE Nigeria Limited is the Nigerian subsidiary of ZTE Corporation which is one of the leading multinational ICT solution and…