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STEVE VICKERS

Hong Kong is now in its fourth week of intense political and, to a lesser extent, civil disorder. This period is among the most significant in the city's recent history, bearing comparison only with the 2003 protests in terms of its political importance.

Police forces in democracies (or semi-democracies, as here in Hong Kong) can only sustainably operate with the tacit agreement of the majority of the people.

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