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Hong Kong reports its first two cases of coronavirus

One was a mainland Chinese tourist, 39, who arrived at West Kowloon high-speed railway station on West Kowloon on Tuesday 21 January. Other was a Hong Kong man, 56, who had visited Wuhan. SCMP
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Moody's downgrades Hong Kong due to government failings

The rating agency cut Hong Kong’s sovereign credit rating from Aa3 from Aa2. In September, Fitch Ratings cut Hong Kong’s rating from AA+ to AA. SCMP
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Chater Garden protest ended early, plain clothes police beaten, tear gas fired, organiser arrested

Protest called by Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team to demand changes in November 2020 Legislative Council elections/oppose communism. SCMP / HKFP Organiser Ventus Lau arrested. RTHK Organisers said 150,000 people took part in the rally. Police said 11,680 attended at its peak. RTHK
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Government to spend HK$10 billion on relief measures

Spending targets the old, the unemployed and those on low-incomes. Reuters
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New year's day protest ends with tear gas

March from Victoria Park to Central ended early after police tear gas fired. BBC Followed by mass arrests. Video - SCMP
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Video links - December 2019

Newly elected district councillor tells police to back off – via Reddit, 2 December 2019 Lawyers’difficulties seeing people who have been arrested – Now TV, 2 December 2019
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Comment pieces - December 2019

The Siege of Carrie Lam – Idle Words, 4 Dec 2019 Frank Pieke, Hong Kong: What’s Next? , 6 Dec 2019 Andy Buschmann, Is Violence in Hong Kong’s Protests Turning off Moderates? , Chinafile.com, 11 Dec 2019 Mary Hui, Who Will Police the Hong Kong Police? , Quartz, 11 Dec 2019 Iain Marlow, Will 2047 Be the End of Hong Kong as We Know It? , Bloomberg, 30 Dec 2019 Alex Massie, Hong Kong faces a growing crisis in 2020 , The Spectator, 31 Dec 2019
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