Hong Kong quandary: Protesting on the street but wed to a policeman

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Sunny has been taking to the streets to denounce what she regards as the oppressive policies of the central government in Beijing.

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HONG KONG (NYTIMES) - As weeks of protests transform Hong Kong into a battleground between demonstrators and police, few families have felt the polarising effects more than that of a young woman named Sunny.
Sunny, 26, is a protester who takes to the streets to denounce what she regards as the oppressive policies of the central government in Beijing. Her husband is a low-ranking police officer, working 12-hour nightly shifts to confront the demonstrations his wife supports.
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