Liberalism in Hong Kong

Distraught Hong Kong Villagers Battle To Save Their Homes

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Ko Oi-sum’s simple village home on the northwestern edge of Hong Kong is surrounded by trees planted by her mother — she dries the leaves to make tea, espousing their health benefits. But this ramshackle rural community of narrow alleyways, humble houses and freely roaming cats and dogs, is now under threat. Residents have been … Read more

Hong Kong Rebel Lawmakers Fight Parliament Ban

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Four rebel Hong Kong lawmakers were in court Wednesday to fight a government bid to disqualify them from parliament, a move criticised as an attack on democracy under pressure from Beijing. Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying and the justice department have brought the case against the pro-democracy legislators who they accuse of failing to … Read more