Hong Kong protests lack of democracy National Edition

HONG KONG - More than 5,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in a show of defiance after Beijing warned it would not permit full democracy anytime soon for the former British colony. This year, protesters demanded greater democracy for Hong Kong as well. Black & White Photo: Bob...

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Published inNational post (Toronto)
Main Author Tan Ee Lyn and Carrie Lee
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Don Mills, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 31.05.2004
Subjects
Democracy
Demonstrations & protests
Patriotism
Political activism
Political dissent
Wah, Szeto
HONG KONG
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Summary:HONG KONG - More than 5,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in a show of defiance after Beijing warned it would not permit full democracy anytime soon for the former British colony. This year, protesters demanded greater democracy for Hong Kong as well. Black & White Photo: Bobby Yip, Reuters / Residents of Hong Kong yesterday mark the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and protest the dwindling of their democracy since returning to Chinese rule in 1997.
ISSN:1486-8008