Hong Kong is now in the hands of its people – they cannot rely on others to stick up for them now.

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Kerry Brown on ‘one country, two systems’, the United Kingdom's diminishing influence and the territory’s future in 2017, twenty years after the handover to China.

1 July 2017 marked the 20th anniversary of the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty from Britain to China. Kerry Brown speaks with Jason Naselli about what the future holds for the territory.

Source Link https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/hong-kong-now-hands-its-people-they-cannot-rely-others-stick-them-now
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The New York Times, 30.06.17: Hong Kong, 20 Years After the Handover https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/world/asia/hong-kong-china-anniversary-handover.html
ESO: Background information: What to Know About Hong Kong’s Legislative Elections http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-to-know-about-hong-kongs-legislative-elections/
EU: EEAS: Hong Kong and the EU https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/519/hong-kong-and-eu_en
House of Lords: Library: Library Briefing, 30.06.17: Hong Kong Handover: 20 Year Anniversary 1 July 2017 http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/LLN-2017-0037/LLN-2017-0037.pdf
The Conversation, 29.06.17: Hong Kong marks 20 years since handover as China tightens its grip https://theconversation.com/hong-kong-marks-20-years-since-handover-as-china-tightens-its-grip-80210
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