Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made it a colony nearly 180 years agoIn this Thursday, May 28, 2020, photo, a woman uses a smartphone on a ferry in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)In this Thursday, May 28, 2020, photo, a woman uses a smartphone on a ferry in Hong Kong. Instead of Hong Kong transforming its neighbors in Guangdong province, he said, “it's more likely that Hong Kong will be more and more absorbed into Guangdong." The rise of industrial and financial centers like Shenzhen and Shanghai has sidelined Hong Kong in other respects. Critics say it will undermine civil liberties and might be used to suppress political activity, and many in Hong Kong reacted with dismay.

Source: ABC News May 29, 2020 13:03 UTC