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Viola Gaskell

Viola Gaskell is a journalist based in Hong Kong. 

Protesters display blank sheets of white paper during a protest over freedom of speech in a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Monday

Hong Kong lawyers fear being targeted for defending new security cases

Health officials originally said the virus would likely be contained by March, but as confirmed cases approached 30,000, a senior government official said containment by then is unlikely

Families separated by Wuhan quarantine as coronavirus death toll rises

An anti-government protester throws a molotov cocktail to sets a fire at the Sham Shui Po Station

Hong Kong rocked as protester shot in the torso during violent clashes