Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997 under a handover agreement that guaranteed the territory certain levels of autonomy and freedoms unseen on the mainland.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned of “serious consequences” if the handover terms were violated.
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Protesters bring supplies into the Legislative Council complex on July 1, 2019.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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Police at the Legislative Council Complex yesterday. China has increasingly been critical of what it calls Western instigation to stir trouble.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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Workers putting up a wooden hoarding yesterday to cover shattered glass panels at the entrance of the Legislative Council building, which were smashed when protesters broke in on Monday. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam listening during a news conference in Hong Kong, July 2, 2019.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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