Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe two, Yau Wai-ching, 25, and Sixtus Leung, 30, support independence for Hong Kong. But in Hong Kong, unlike in Tibet and Xinjiang, the power of China’s authoritarian government is constrained. “When Hong Kong’s Basic Law can be changed at the Communist Party’s will, what does that say about Hong Kong’s future?” said Joshua Wong, 20, the most prominent leader of the 2014 protests. “Who would be next?”As midnight approached in Hong Kong, hundreds of protesters remained in a tense standoff with the police near China’s liaison office. After midnight, officers in riot gear began clearing the area of protesters, some of whom were shouting, “Hong Kong independence.”The 2014 protests also followed a decision by the National People’s Congress that generated outrage in Hong Kong.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2016 17:25 UTC