https://www.scmp.com/rss/326196/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s protest leaders have vowed to return to the city’s streets after the arrest of 15 leading opposition figures amid new claims that Beijing was interfering in the city’s internal affairs. The 15 were accused of organizing and taking part in unauthorized marches in August and October last year as part of a wave of anti-government demonstrations that swept the city, initially triggered by a now-withdrawn extradition bill. Their supporters said the arrests were meant to silence dissent... https://www.scmp.com/politics/hong-kongs-protests-look-theyre-coming-back/article/3080685?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/hong-kongs-protests-look-theyre-coming-back/article/3080685?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:10:19 +0000 In the early years following the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, Beijing chose to respect the city’s semi-autonomous legal system and its mini-constitution, the Basic Law. But in recent years China’s central government has increasingly emphasized its “comprehensive governing power” over Hong Kong.   So my biggest worry about co-location is that Beijing’s hidden agenda is to use the arrangement to establish absolute control over Hong Kong. Hong Kong is part of China but has its... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/beijings-railroading-through-hidden-agenda/article/2128598?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/beijings-railroading-through-hidden-agenda/article/2128598?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Jun 2018 05:15:30 +0000