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  2. Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years - Wikipedia

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    The film is an allusion to the changes that have taken place in the city since the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 2047 meteor a metaphor for the real-world expiry of the autonomy afforded to Hong Kong within the One country, two systems arrangement, and the uncertainty that follows.

  3. One country, two systems - Wikipedia

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    On 30 May 2020, the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, in a White House press conference, officially declared that the United States would be ending special treatments afforded to Hong Kong as outlined in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act, due to China replacing the promised formula of "one country, two systems" with "one ...

  4. Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict - Wikipedia

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    After 1997, Hong Kong experienced problems integrating with the Chinese mainland over economic, cultural, and political issues. [2] On the economic side, the Hong Kong government pushed for several controversial policies, such as the Individual Visit Scheme, an integration plan with the Pearl River Delta, and the construction of high-speed rail.

  5. China can still salvage 'one country, two systems' in Hong ...

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    Authorities in Hong Kong may have hoped to start 2020 by putting a turbulent period of sustained, often violent protests behind them. Instead hundreds of thousands of protesters ushered in the new ...

  6. No one quite understands what Donald Trump is saying about ...

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    While there's confusion over what the White House is thinking about Hong Kong, a growing chorus from Congress is showing support for the city's protesters.

  7. Localism in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying dismissed the claim, stating that "Hong Kong has been a part of China since ancient times, and this is a fact that will not change after 2047." University of Hong Kong council chairman Arthur Li described the idea of independence as nonsense, saying that "I don't think any wise person would listen." [52]

  8. Hong Kong warned WTO challenge to potential US trade ... - AOL

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    In a statement released late on Thursday, hours after China's National People's Congress approved the proposal for the controversial legislation, the Hong Kong government said that as a full ...

  9. Henry Litton - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, Litton released his book Is the Hong Kong Judiciary Sleepwalking to 2047?, in which he criticised numerous aspects of Hong Kong's legal system, focusing particularly on the misuse of judicial reviews in recent years. [9] He also argued that courts ought not serve as a “debating chamber” to challenge government policy. [10]