Hong Kong: Large pro-China rally against independence

Tens of thousands of pro-China protesters have rallied in Hong Kong, expressing anger at calls for the territory's independence.
Demonstrators waved Chinese flags, and chanted "oppose Hong Kong independence; support Beijing's ruling".

Last week, the Chinese government issued a rare ruling on Hong Kong's law, effectively disqualifying two pro-independence lawmakers from parliament.

Critics say Beijing's intervention has undermined Hong Kong's rule of law.

The row over pro-independence legislators Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching has highlighted deep divisions in the territory, which was handed back to China from the British in 1997, under a promise that it would enjoy a high degree of autonomy.

 BBC

 13/11/16

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