Hong Kong seethes 1 year on, but protesters on back footHuge crowds flooded Hong Kong's streets a year ago, kicking off seven months of unrest. HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Tuesday marks a year since pro-democracy protests erupted, as mass arrests, coronavirus bans on gatherings and a looming national security law keep a lid on any return to city-wide unrest. "Hong Kong cannot afford such chaos," she said, adding all sides needed to "learn lessons". - 'Anti-virus software' -Under a deal signed with Britain ahead of the 1997 handover, authoritarian China agreed to let Hong Kong keep certain freedoms and autonomy for 50 years. In a speech on Monday, Zhang Xiaoming, the deputy head of Beijing's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, likened the law to "anti-virus software".

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2020 04:30 UTC