Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Sept. 8
HONG KONG– The Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four people on suspicion of breaching the national security law in Hong Kong. JAKARTA– One terrorist prisoner and two prisoners from South Africa and Portugal were among the 41 inmates killed a prison fire in Tanggerang town near Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday, a government official said.
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four people on suspicion of breaching the national security law in Hong Kong.
Three men and one woman, aged from 36 to 57, remain in custody after being arrested in operations of the police’s national security department. The police said they did not comply with the implementation rules for Article 43 of the national security law in Hong Kong to provide information. (Hong Kong-Police)
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JAKARTA — One terrorist prisoner and two prisoners from South Africa and Portugal were among the 41 inmates killed a prison fire in Tanggerang town near Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday, a government official said.
Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly said that 40 prisoners were killed instantly in the fire that broke out in prison Block C2 at 1:45 a.m. local time while another one died on the way to a hospital. (Indonesia-Fire)
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TOKYO — Japan’s former communications minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday formally declared her bid for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The election of the LDP is expected to be held on Sept. 29, considered to decide the next prime minister effectively. (Japan-LDP Presidential Election)
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MACAO — A new port linking the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the mainland’s Guangdong Province opened on Wednesday, which is expected to further facilitate the cross-border flow of personnel between the two sides.
The new port, known as the Qingmao Checkpoint, is about 800 meters away from the Border Gate Checkpoint, one of the main existing ports between Macao and Guangdong. (Macao-Qingmao Checkpoint) Enditem
