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Hong Kong activists jailed for anti-government protest
Jan 11, 2012, 11:44 GMT
Hong Kong - Two political activists were given short jail terms Wednesday for staging rowdy protest in Hong Kong last year.
Chow Nok-hang and Anson Wong were sentenced to two weeks for disorderly conduct in a public place.
They had physically disrupted a speech by the city's transport secretary in April to protest against higher train fares.
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