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Hong Kong, once a city of protest, is now a city of fear. Following pro-democracy protests throughout 2019 and 2020, the Chinese government is now cracking down on democracy activists.
As pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong continue and Beijing considers replacing Carrie Lam, this report meets frontline organisers and the army of mothers helping to keep young protesters nourished.
The millions of Hong Kong protestors who have filled the streets for more than four months say the future of their city is at stake. Demonstrations continue as China cracks down on disobedience.
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As the 'one country two systems' policy in Hong Kong has slowly eroded, resentment among the territory's citizens has steadily grown. What began as a series of spontaneous protests against an extradition law in March 2019 has now escalated in to a full-blown popular uprising that shows no signs of abating. ABC Four Corners reports from the frontline of the action, capturing extraordinary footage …
Hong Kong has overtaken New York to become the city with the highest concentration of ultra-rich people in the world. But many of the city’s poor have been left behind by the government’s focus on exponential growth.
The rift between rich and poor in Hong Kong is profound. Despite being the global capital of the super-wealthy, the premium on space has driven 200,000 people to live in inhumanly cramped conditions.
In May 2013, Vanessa was woken in the middle of the night by a knock at the door of her Hong Kong apartment. In the corridor was a mysterious and dishevelled American - Edward Snowden. She and 6 other asylum-seekers hid Snowden, at the time the most wanted man in the world. Now they are facing deportation to their home countries for their actions.
In 2012 schoolboy Joshua Wong dedicated himself to stopping the 'brainwashing' National Education in Hong Kong. This film follows his David and Goliath fight for democracy in the face of the Chinese Communist Party.
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