A shocking report from Hong Kong has jolted the social media platforms today. It is the report about a young boy who has been gunned down by a policeman.
It is not the first time a report about police atrocity has come from the former British colony.
The region for last few months is in a disturbed state. In the recent past, several time agitated Hong Kongers have confronted the police.
The protesters want China to exercise less authority over the internal affairs of their region.
They are not of the opinion that Hong Kong is an integral part of China. And, they are not happy with the centralised government policy, but are in support of the two government policy – thus, the idea of greater autonomy to Hong Kong.
The continuing police atrocities mean that the Hong Kong government, which is under the control of China, is ready to go to any extent to suppress the protest against the government.
The government has recently attracted severe criticism from the west, especially from the European countries such as Germany.
The government knows very well that it cannot continue like this forever. It is also worried about the warned exist of multinational companies from the region.
The economy of the country heavily relies on the MNCs based in the region. If the MNCs leave this land, it will bring a huge disaster.
It was a bill, which seeks the easy extradition of criminals from Hong Kong to China, triggered the protest. The bill was later shelved permanently. But, the protesters were not ready to settle with that alone. Thus, the protest, emerged as a small agitation against an unwelcoming bill, transformed into a huge political movement aimed to achieve greater autonomy and less foreign (especially, Chinese) intervention.
The entire world is watching the developments in Hong Kong.
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