Hong Kong boy arrested for allegedly making explosives, posting process online
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“A 12-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of manufacturing explosives and posting about the process online”
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The evidence provided directly contradicts the claim. A web search result explicitly states that a '16-year-old in HK' (not 12) was arrested for storing and making explosives, not a 12-year-old.
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— The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the People's Republic of China occurred at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong
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— Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
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— The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hong_Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hong_Kong
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“Anyone who makes or knowingly possesses an explosive substance is liable to a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for a boxing equipment store ('Maximum Shop') and general Wikipedia entries about Hong Kong and protests. There is no evidence regarding the specific sentencing laws for explosive substances in Hong Kong.
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— From 2019 until 2020, protests were held in Hong Kong in response to the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests
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— Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
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— Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is an international airport located on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. It is sometimes referred to Chek Lap Kok airport to dist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airpor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airpor…
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“under the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance, children aged between 10 and 13 cannot be sentenced to imprisonment.”
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The evidence provided discusses juvenile laws in New Zealand, Pakistan, and Korea, but does not provide any information regarding the 'Juvenile Offenders Ordinance' specifically for Hong Kong. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified with the provided data.
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— The Hudud Ordinances are laws in Pakistan enacted in 1979 as part of the Islamisation of Pakistan by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan. It replaced parts of the British-era Pakistan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud_Ordinances
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— Chemical castration is castration via anaphrodisiac drugs, whether to reduce libido and sexual activity, to treat cancer, or otherwise. Unlike surgical castration, where the gonads are removed through…
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— Child pornography (CP), also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and by more informal terms such as kiddie porn, is erotic material that involves or depicts persons under the designated age of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography
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