Students at universities in Hong Kong fear basic freedoms are under attack from China’s creeping influenceWhen a handful of students decided to express an opinion on a university campus bulletin board in Hong Kong, they never imagined the backlash that would follow. Amid the swift backlash, students at universities in Hong Kong fear basic freedoms are under attack and expect academic freedom will only deteriorate. An opinion poll published in June showed a little over 11% supported eventual independence for Hong Kong. The same study found people in Hong Kong overwhelmingly oppose being directly governed by China. For Hong Kong students graduating in a city with astronomical rents and shrinking job prospects, change feels necessary.

Source: The Guardian October 30, 2017 06:00 UTC