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A pro-government supporter shouts slogans while pro-democracy lawmakers Edward Yiu Chung-yim, Nathan Law, Leung Kwok-hung also known as 'long hair' and Lau Siu-lai speak to the media in Hong Kong on July 14, 2017, before a verdict was handed down on whether their oaths, taken on October 12 last year, are invalid. Four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong's parliament on July 14 in a move that will worsen growing fears the city's freedoms are under serious threat from Beijing. / AFP PHOTO / ISAAC LAWRENCE (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)