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HMCS Vancouver, a Royal Canadian Navy frigate, is seen docking at a pier in Hong Kong on May 3, 2018, during its first stop of a months-long trip to nations in the Asia-Pacific region. Photo: Frank Chen/Asia Times

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Visiting Canadian frigate steers clear of freedom-of-navigation

by Frank Chen May 3, 2018February 18, 2020

The Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver sailed into Hong Kong waters on Thursday morning, on its first leg of a trip to the Asia-Pacific region for its Operation Projection deployment. The ship was carrying a crew of 220 sailors for R&R as well as a host of community outreach programs before heading for Southeast Asia and then to Hawaii to […]