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Pro-democratic party members shout slogans in response to the mass arrests during a press conference in Hong Kong Wednesday, January 6, 2021. AP
Pro-democratic party members shout slogans in response to the mass arrests during a press conference in Hong Kong Wednesday, January 6, 2021. AP
Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law
Mass arrests the largest since new law came into effect last year
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The National
06 January, 2021