The Drastic Makeover of Hong Kong: Dark Days Ahead

The Drastic Makeover of Hong Kong: Dark Days Ahead
Police hold up a warning banner and instruct people to move on during the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to Chinese rule in Hong Kong on July 1, 2021. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
Edward Chin
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The sinking of Hong Kong officially started on the eve of June 30, 2020, with the enactment of Beijing’s national security law. Hong Kong has lost its glory, and the defenders of our old core values have either fled the city, been detained, or been imprisoned. Hongkongers have used peaceful means to tell Beijing to leave their city alone and to honor Deng Xiaoping’s version of “one country, two systems.” However, the “two systems” model has failed.

Edward Chin
Edward Chin
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Edward Chin was formerly country head of a UK publicly listed hedge fund, the largest of its kind measured by asset under management. Outside the hedge funds space, Chin is the convenor of the 2047 Hong Kong Monitor and a senior adviser of Reporters Without Borders. Chin studied speech communication at the University of Minnesota and received his MBA from the University of Toronto.
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