Hong Kong is marking 25 years since the Handover from Britain to China, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping inaugurates John Lee as the city’s next chief executive.
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COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Hong Kong 25: Did it have to end like this, after all the early optimism?
“What changed was Xi Jinping’s assumption of power in 2012, followed by a massive crackdown on political opponents and all forms of dissent on the mainland. It was naïve to believe that this gathering storm would somehow die down at the SAR’s borders,” writes Steve Vines.
Hong Kong 25: One Country, Two Systems saved the city in times of crisis and remains a cornerstone of prosperity
“I firmly believe that there are no limits to the opportunities available under the Two Systems as long as we acknowledge and accept the reality of One Country,” writes Adrian Ho.
Hong Kong’s mystery guest sparks some bizarre behaviour as Handover anniversary nears
“Normal government has been disrupted, police leave cancelled and so on. If after this huge fuss we are visited only by a few bigwigs of whom most of us know nothing, there is going to be disappointment,” writes Tim Hamlett.
White Papers, fact sheets and colour revolutions: Beijing’s new narrative to justify Hong Kong’s national security regime
The “tea table gossip about bought-and-paid-for protesters has become the official narrative,” writes Suzanne Pepper. “Hong Kong’s democracy movement has been reduced to just another case of American meddling in other people’s politics.”
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Hong Kong 25: Gov’t advisor and ‘democrat at heart’ Ronny Tong says political reform still possible
In an interview with HKFP, Ronny Tong said that “a new crop” of opposition leaders who respect and accept Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong was needed to “take political reform one step further.”
Interview: Kiwi Chow sees his Cannes protest doc as an ’emotional vent’ for Hongkongers
“With art, you need to take risks, you need freedom and justice,” says Chow.
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