China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong and the territory's autonomy and ...
GENEVA - China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong and the territory’s autonomy and democratic freedoms are slipping away, a prominent Hong Kong activist told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday in a plea for international action.
Dai Demao, first secretary of China’s mission to the U.N. in Geneva, accused her of “slandering” and interfering with China’s sovereignty and internal affairs. Hong Kong enjoyed a “high degree of autonomy” since the former British colony’s 1997 handover, but protesters used extreme violence to attack the Legislative Council building a week ago, Dai said.
“This anger of Hongkongers follows years of deceitful promises. Since the handover, we saw our autonomy slowly eroded,” Ho told the council.
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