Since Hong Kong was handed over to China by the British in 1997, relationships have been turbulent. In 1997, both the pro-Beijing and the pro-democracy sides in Hong Kong agreed under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ deal that it would remain a semi-autonomous region.

But the introduction of an extradition Bill prompted sustained protests against which, with the movement going to demand greater democratic freedoms for the people of the East's financial hub.

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