Veteran Hong Kong activists urge Britain to speak up for freedom
Hong Kong (AFP) July 20, 2014 - Leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Sunday urged Britain to defend freedoms in its former colony instead of its "shameful" pursuit of trade with China. Former Hong Kong number two official Anson Chan and campaigner Martin Lee made the remarks following a visit to London, weeks after a huge July 1 march demanding democratic reforms in Hong Kong. "The British government has an und ... more

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