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Insights into Hong Kong protests
In a series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, we go behind the headlines to look at the underlying issues, current state of affairs and what happens next.
Updated: 08 Sep, 2020
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100 days of protests rock Hong Kong
Hongkongers have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the extradition bill in huge numbers. The protesters and the government are in no mood to compromise and police have found themselves thrust into the front line
17 Sep, 2019
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What do Hong Kong protesters really want?
What do protesters really want and what are the chances are of persuading them to stay off the streets?
09 Aug, 2019
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Why Hong Kong protesters view police as the enemy
With society split into two camps, and online platforms only strengthening mutual antipathy, we look at the psychology of hate, and its effects on how the young activists see the authorities.
12 Aug, 2019
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How Hong Kong leaders spurned chance to listen to public opinion
We examine how Carrie Lam’s administration failed to gauge the popular mood before launching the bill, and what that implies for the way it governs.
14 Aug, 2019
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Blindsided: why does Beijing keep getting Hong Kong wrong?
In a series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, the Post goes behind the headlines to look at the underlying issues, current state of affairs and where it is all heading. Here, we look at how Beijing fails to grasp the sentiment of the city.
16 Aug, 2019
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How Hong Kong’s police are holding city back from the brink
Once a demoralised force under constant attack by protesters and widely criticised by the public, police are now finding new strength in their role as the last line of defence to prevent total chaos in the absence of a political solution.
19 Aug, 2019
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The trouble with trying to turn Hong Kong’s youth into ‘patriots’
The city’s government has poured millions of dollars into programmes to expose the younger generation to mainland China but the campaign has failed to foster national pride.
21 Aug, 2019
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Young mainland Chinese question their place in Hong Kong
Thousands of professionals from mainland China (gangpiao) have been drawn to the city but a summer of unrest has left many questioning the protests and their own place in Hong Kong.
23 Aug, 2019
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Hong Kong reels from butterfly effect of Taiwan murder case
The case of Chan Tong-kai was cited as a cause for the extradition bill that spurred the demonstrations in Hong Kong, but ahead of presidential elections, Taiwan is watching them for many other reasons.
26 Aug, 2019
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Will protests ruin Hong Kong’s role in Greater Bay Area plan?
Do Beijing’s plans to boost various sectors in Shenzhen signal that the tech hub, with a bigger GDP than its formerly dominant neighbour, could take the lead amid unrest?
28 Aug, 2019
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Exclusive | Hong Kong mulls over emergency law to quell protests
In a series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking the city, the Post goes behind the headlines to look at the underlying issues, current state of affairs, and where it is all heading.
30 Aug, 2019
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Are tycoons’ tangled ties to blame for Hong Kong’s anger?
As Hong Kong’s unprecedented outbursts of civic unrest enter a 14th week, the link between business and politics – and its implication for the lives of the city’s 7.5 million residents – is coming under increasing scrutiny.
02 Sep, 2019
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China’s internet warriors going to battle over Hong Kong protests
How young mainland Chinese are leaping the Great Firewall to get their patriotic messages across as protests rock Hong Kong.
04 Sep, 2019
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Carrie Lam has ruled out police inquiry, so what can replace it?
As Hong Kong leader accedes to one of the protesters’ demands, we look into other ways the chief executive can quell the violence and whether she can learn from Britain’s London riots or the ‘yellow vests’ in France.
06 Sep, 2019
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Can Hong Kong resist China’s push to turn Shenzhen into financial hub?
Beijing is keen to turn the tech hub of Shenzhen into a model city, but questions have been raised if the anti-government protests threaten Hong Kong’s status.
09 Sep, 2019
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The world watches but will it stand with Hong Kong protesters?
An in-depth look at the international response to the turmoil in Hong Kong and whether it is leading to action.
11 Sep, 2019
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Protesters are scarred and shaken but pressing on. Is an end in sight?
From an activist traumatised by visions of bloody arrest to a police officer’s daughter jolted by attack on her home, few people have been left untouched by city’s roiling turmoil that shows no sign of dying down.
13 Sep, 2019
