SHAME-FREE thread: ask the dumbest question you have about the Hong Kong protests. I'll try to answer it or loop in a real Hong Konger to answer it for you. No question too ignorant or basic.
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It's a shame-free thread! The original protests were over an extradition bill that eroded Hong Kong's autonomy, and many saw as a first step to a full mainland takeover. Now they have expanded mostly into a reaction to police violence and unaccountable, unelected government.
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Hong Kong, by a treaty signed with britain, is supposed to be an autonomous part of China, with its own laws and government, until 2047. That autonomy is what Hong Kongers are now fighting to keep. They were also promised the right to vote, which has never been implemented.
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