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Beijing is set to make an unusual intervention in the affairs of Hong Kong by passing down an interpretation of the autonomous city’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law. The ruling, due next week, relates to how lawmakers swear allegiance to Hong Kong. But how did we get to this point?
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