Lord Patten, the last colonial governor of Hong Kong, accuses China of not keeping to the commitments it made ahead of handover.
Critics say that ended 25 years early, with the draconian national security rule and the crushing of dissent."Hong Kong and Macau should maintain their capitalist system going forward for a long period of time, with a high level of autonomy," the Chinese president said.Because as Mr Xi gazes out over Hong Kong, he now likes what he sees, what the National Security Law has accomplished.
"Any attempt to endanger China's sovereignty and security, challenge the power of the central government... or use Hong Kong to carry out infiltration and sabotage activities against the mainland is an act that crosses the red line and is absolutely impermissible," he said then.In 2017, after Mr Xi's speech, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets, calling for greater democracy.
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