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Anti-Hong Kong Express Rail Link movement
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The anti-Hong Kong Express Rail Link movement was a social movement and period of civil discontent in Hong Kong between mid-2009 and early 2010. Select groups of Hong Kong residents protested at the proposed Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (abbreviated "XRL"), a high-speed railway that would link Hong Kong with mainland China's growing high-speed rail network.
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![]() Villagers of the to-be-demolished Tsoi Yuen Chuen in front of HK Government offices in November 2009 | |
Date | 2009–2010 |
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Location | Legislative Council Building, Central Government Offices, Hong Kong |
Participants | HK Govt., LegCo, Pan-democrat social activists, Hong Kong residents |
Outcome | The bill passed in the LegCo. The XRL started constructions in 2010. |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
Anti-Hong Kong Express Rail Link movement | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 反高鐵運動 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 反高铁运动 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | anti-high-speed-rail movement | ||||||||||||
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