Leaderless Hong Kong to Hide Behind Colonial-Era Laws
As Beijing paraded its military hardware on the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic, cornered riot police shot a frontline protestor in Hong Kong. The 18-year-old, treated in hospital and out of danger, will be charged with assault, joining more than 2,000 who also have been charged.
National Day will have a different collective memory in Hong Kong.
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