The View From Asia

Is there hope for Hong Kong?

Asia News Network writers discuss the worsening situation in Hong Kong. Here are excerpts:

Protesters throwing Molotov cocktails at a police station in Tsuen Wan on Oct 2. The unrest in Hong Kong, sparked some five months ago by a legislative Bill that would have formalised extradition to mainland China, has since morphed into a far broade
Protesters throwing Molotov cocktails at a police station in Tsuen Wan on Oct 2. The unrest in Hong Kong, sparked some five months ago by a legislative Bill that would have formalised extradition to mainland China, has since morphed into a far broader rebellion. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 24, 2019, with the headline Is there hope for Hong Kong?. Subscribe