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The film is an allusion to the changes that have taken place in the city since the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 2047 meteor a metaphor for the real-world expiry of the autonomy afforded to Hong Kong within the One country, two systems arrangement, and the uncertainty that follows.
2047: On 1 July, the "one country, two systems" arrangement in Hong Kong is scheduled to end, as it was guaranteed for 50 years starting from 1 July 1997, provided under the Hong Kong Basic Law. The agreement was raised by Deng Xiaoping to deal with Hong Kong's reunification with the People's Republic of China in 1997, and stipulated in the ...
On 30 May 2020, the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, in a White House press conference, officially declared that the United States would be ending special treatments afforded to Hong Kong as outlined in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act, due to China replacing the promised formula of "one country, two systems" with "one ...
Sheinelle Jones is co-host of the 3rd Hour of TODAY and a mid-week correspondent. Since joining NBC News in 2014, Jones has covered a variety of breaking news events and human-interest stories.
Every day, the 3rd Hour of TODAY dives into the latest in news, interviews, pop culture, human interest and more. Now, your favorite anchors are hosting a live show from the Big Easy to help ...
A typical fixture across the “Today” show’s programming — she serves as co-host on the third hour alongside Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer, often fills in as co-anchor for ...
The case alleged that he had conspired with Jimmy Lai, Mark Simon, Chan Tsz-wah, Finn Lau and others in Hong Kong between 1 July 2020 and 15 February 2021 to request foreign or overseas institutions, organizations, and personnel to implement Impose sanctions, blockades, or take other hostile actions against the Hong Kong or Chinese government.
As a co-host on 3rd Hour Today and a co-anchor on the Saturday editions of Weekend Today, Jones was working six days a week. On December 21, 2019, Jones left Weekend Today . [ 10 ] In February 2020, Jones had surgery to remove lesions from her vocal cord and thus could not speak at all for two weeks; she remained out of work for six weeks. [ 11 ]