Thousands march in Hong Kong against China 'repression' after grim 2018

[TomSea]

Thousands march in Hong Kong against China 'repression' after grim 2018

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China in the face of what many see as a marked clampdown by the Communist Party on local freedoms.

Over the past year, countries such as the United States and Britain have expressed concerns about a number of incidents they say have undermined confidence in Hong Kong’s freedoms and autonomy under Chinese rule.

These include the jailing of activists, a ban on a pro-independence political party, the de facto expulsion of a Western journalist and barring democracy activists from contesting local elections.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/thousands-march-in-hong-kong-against-china-repression-after-grim-2018-idUSKCN1OV1F1

[Fishrrman]

"Thousands of demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand full democracy, fundamental rights, and even independence from China in the face of what many see as a marked clampdown by the Communist Party on local freedoms."

Good luck on that.

They HAD a measure of "freedom" decades ago, under British rule.
Why did they give that up?