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The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers, who decry what they see as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has tested thousands of people for coronavirus at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flashpoint in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of the government following China's crushing of the ... ( read original story ...)

Millions of mask-wearing European children headed back to school on Tuesday after summer holidays despite rising numbers of coronavirus infections, as Hong Kong rolled out a mass coronavirus testing ... ( read original story ...)

The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers with what they decry as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow on Tuesday warned that dissent was being silenced in the financial hub as she reported to the police after her recent arrest under China's new security law for ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's attempt to launch mass testing for coronavirus has morphed into a referendum on the government’s legitimacy after opposition politicians called on the public to boycott the programme. The ... ( read original story ...)

Testing got under way on Tuesday with more than half a million residents so far having registered. Hong Kong has a population of about 7.5 million. Health workers are taking samples at more than 140 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has started mass Covid-19 testing - but critics say the programme is insufficient and could be misused for surveillance; Hundreds of thousands of pupils in the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong began free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub on Tuesday, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical community and public, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has begun a free universal Covid-19 testing programme, despite criticism that it is not effective and could be misused for surveillance. The voluntary mass testing is being conducted with ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. The ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong has kicked off a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. The testing ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will start conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local ... ( read original story ...)