"Hong Kong used to be special," said a man who only gave the name Yu. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong was asked by both the Chinese and the Hong Kong governments to withdraw an invitation for Chan to speak this past Tuesday, but refused. I believe in the next three decades, there will be a movement even larger than the Umbrella Movement. Or perhaps, they are frightened off by Beijing's threats that it won't put up with much dissent from Hong Kong. "I believe in the next three decades, there will be a movement even larger than the Umbrella Movement.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2018 07:52 UTC