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Timeline of key events in Hong Kong over past two decades

Tear gas fired by riot police during a protest at Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong on Aug 25, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
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HONG KONG - Over the last twenty years, a lot has happened in Hong Kong. Here is a timeline of major events in the city.

Half a million people marched on July 1 against Article 23 of Hong Kong's mini-Constitution - anti-subversion legislation that the government wanted but failed to introduce.

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