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Is The HK Democracy Dream Over?

Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, University of London

29-Dec-21 07:30

Is The HK Democracy Dream Over?

In the latest Hong Kong Legislative Council election, pro-Beijing candidates won an overwhelming majority out of the 90 seats. However the race was stacked against the opposition following the electoral changes introduced earlier this year. What do these political developments mean for the pro-democracy movement and Hong Kong's status as an international financial hub? China expert Prof. Steve Tsang of SOAS weighs in. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  politics

Tags:  hong kong election,  hong kong,  china,  democracy,  financial hub, 


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