Shades Off by Peter Kammerer

Hong Kong and US protests are different – in how police brutality claims are treated

Unlike in Hong Kong, public outrage over the allegations of police violence is taken seriously in the US

While being deaf to protesters’ demands, Hong Kong and Beijing officials are busy calling out the US for double standards

Peter Kammerer

Published: 3:00am, 16 Jun, 2020

Updated: 8:43am, 16 Jun, 2020

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Australian-born Peter Kammerer has lived and worked in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, joining the Post in 1988. He is a long-time editorial writer and columnist, as well as a former foreign editor.

Hong Kong and US protests are different – in how police brutality claims are treated

Unlike in Hong Kong, public outrage over the allegations of police violence is taken seriously in the US While being deaf to protesters’ demands, Hong Kong and Beijing officials are busy calling out the US for double standards

Unlike in Hong Kong, public outrage over the allegations of police violence is taken seriously in the US

While being deaf to protesters’ demands, Hong Kong and Beijing officials are busy calling out the US for double standards