The Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter at the office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ahead of a news conference held by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, in Beijing, China June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Reuters: Chinese official suggests Hong Kong should behave to keep high autonomy beyond 2047
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese official suggested on Monday that the degree of autonomy that Hong Kong would have when the post-colonial agreement on its status runs out in 2047 could depend on how the protest-hit city behaves until then.
Pro-democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets again in Hong Kong in recent weeks after a lull during the coronavirus epidemic, angered by Beijing’s plans to impose new security laws. Last year saw the biggest unrest in the semi-autonomous city since it was handed back to China by Britain in 1997.
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Update: Want ‘one country, two systems’ to go beyond 2047? Rely on national security law to strengthen it, top Beijing official says (SCMP).
WNU Editor: This reminds me of this sarcastic saying .... "the beatings will continue until the morale improves".
