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‘Darkest Day’ for Hong Kong Democracy

Three disheartening events demonstrate Beijing’s growing clout

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May 16, 2020
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May 15 may go down in history as the darkest day for Hong Kong’s liberal and democratic aspirations since the 1997 handover.

In no particular order are three events which showed officials and their corrupted allies in the business fraternity acted on Beijing’s direct or indirect pressure to exert executive power over any semblance of division of powers …

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