
Asia Pacific Jun 30, 2022
25 years after its handover, Hong Kong reflects on promises made
Critics such as Chris Patten, the last British governor, accuse the Chinese Communist Party of betraying its promises to Hong Kong.
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Critics such as Chris Patten, the last British governor, accuse the Chinese Communist Party of betraying its promises to Hong Kong.
Lee's elevation caps a remarkable rise for a man whose police career lifted him from a working-class family to the upper echelons of Hong Kong's political establishment.
China's crackdown on dissent has silenced most Hong Kong democracy activists and has now begun to focus on the press, causing an "unprecedented climate of fear in the industry."
Tech-savvy volunteers are scrambling to preserve what they can of a museum and an opposition newspaper.
A wave of resignations has swept through the city as community leaders try to avoid receiving a knock on the door from police.