
A quieter ‘patriots only’ election in Hong Kong
The Decibel
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Is There a Democracy Movement in Hong Kong?
Many pro democracy candidates aren't running because they're either in exile or are in prison. This goes back to the national security law, which was imposed on hong kong last year by bejing and aband a subversion, secession and collision with foreign ours. And forty seven of the 53 people tat were arrested are currently facing charges. They face years in prison. A lot of them have been remanded in custody last january. So theire coming up on almost a year in prison. Why does bajing care if there's a democracy movement in hongkong or not? What are they scared of? That's a good question,. But it's actually b
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