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Lok Fu, corner of Kowloon that encapsulates Hong Kong's history

From its settlement in the 13th century to the growth of Kowloon Walled City, post-war public housing and the city’s biggest urban park, to its regeneration today, Lok Fu offers a microcosm of Hong Kong’s history

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Indian president dissolves outgoing lower house of parliament

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday dissolved the 15th Lok Sabha or Lower House of Parliament, an act of formality for the coming of the new lower house of parliament just elected by the voters into power.

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India's parliament to have highest proportion of lawmakers with criminal charges

This newly elected Indian Parliament's lower house, or Lok Sabha, will have the highest proportion of lawmakers with criminal cases against them and will also be the richest since 2004, local daily The Hindu online reported Sunday.

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Indian Parliament's Lower House passes landmark Food Security Bill

India's Lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) has passed the landmark Food Security Bill which aims at providing subsidized food to the country's two- thirds of the population or 800 million poor people.