HONG KONG-- The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government (LOCPG) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is entrusted with the authority and responsibility to exercise supervisory power on major issues in Hong Kong, the HKSAR government said on Saturday.

In response to media inquiries on recent remarks made by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the LOCPG in the HKSAR on the operation of the House Committee of the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo), a spokesman for the HKSAR government said that the HKSAR is an inalienable part of China and a local administrative region that enjoys a high degree of autonomy and comes directly under the Central People's Government (CPG). (HKSAR Spokesman-Statement)

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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Legislative Council (LegCo) approved on Saturday the funding for an economic relief package worth 137.5 billion Hong Kong dollars (17.74 billion U.S. dollars) in total to support businesses and residents amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

The funding application, proposed by the HKSAR government for the second round of the Anti-epidemic Fund and other relief measures, was passed by a vote on Saturday afternoon at the LegCo Finance Committee.

Welcoming the passage of the funding application, HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam noted in a statement that the epidemic has caused an unprecedented impact on Hong Kong's economy in the past three months. (HKSAR-LegCo-Funding Approval)

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NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Saturday evening said the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 488 and the total number of confirmed cases reached 14,792.

"As on 5:00 p.m. (local time), today 488 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country," read the information released by the ministry.

This is a jump of eight deaths and an increase of 414 cases since morning. (India-COVID-19 Cases)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- A team of medical experts sent by the Chinese government arrived here on Saturday to help Malaysia fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The eight-member expert team was received by Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian and officials from Malaysia's Ministry of Health upon their arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

During the contingent's two-week stay in Malaysia, they will share experience and expertise on fighting COVID-19 with their Malaysian counterparts, which may help Malaysia's efforts against the pandemic, said the Chinese ambassador. (Chinese Medical Team-Malaysia-Arrival)

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HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong police said they arrested 14 people on Saturday for their involvement in several unauthorized assemblies during the unrest in 2019.

The arrested, aged between 24 and 81, include 12 males and two females suspected of violating Hong Kong's Public Order Ordinance by organizing and taking part in the unauthorized assemblies on the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon on Aug. 18, Oct. 1 and Oct. 20, 2019, the police said at a media briefing on Saturday afternoon. (Hong Kong Police-Arrests) Enditem

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