<story><title>As Protesters Fill Hong Kong’s Streets, Businesses Are Alarmed, Too</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/business/hong-kong-china-protests-business.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>kenneth</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m in Hong Kong and went to the protests today. This feels like a continuation of the &amp;#x27;14 umbrella movement, which was ended by police force, and which left up pent-up anger in the whole population. It&amp;#x27;s the biggest protest since the march in &amp;#x27;97 when HK was handed over to China from British rule.&lt;p&gt;When I was there, the protests were peaceful, but you could certainly feel a tension building up, with the crowds gathering metal poles and bricks. I spoke to the police a few times and they were nice and friendly, but were doing their job. There is absolutely zero question that almost the entire HK population opposes the extradition bill which sparked this whole mess. Unfortunately, there&amp;#x27;s little that can be done… &amp;quot;one country two system&amp;quot; hasn&amp;#x27;t been abided to by China for a long time, and there&amp;#x27;s nothing the population or the Brits can do about it.&lt;p&gt;(My perspective is that of a foreigner who recently moved here, not a life-long hongkonger. Feel free to ask me anything.)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>JumpCrisscross</author><text>Please let us know how those of us overseas can be helpful. It’s tragic to be witnessing the disassembly of a system of limited democracy and rule of law like this, by force.</text></comment>
<story><title>As Protesters Fill Hong Kong’s Streets, Businesses Are Alarmed, Too</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/business/hong-kong-china-protests-business.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>kenneth</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m in Hong Kong and went to the protests today. This feels like a continuation of the &amp;#x27;14 umbrella movement, which was ended by police force, and which left up pent-up anger in the whole population. It&amp;#x27;s the biggest protest since the march in &amp;#x27;97 when HK was handed over to China from British rule.&lt;p&gt;When I was there, the protests were peaceful, but you could certainly feel a tension building up, with the crowds gathering metal poles and bricks. I spoke to the police a few times and they were nice and friendly, but were doing their job. There is absolutely zero question that almost the entire HK population opposes the extradition bill which sparked this whole mess. Unfortunately, there&amp;#x27;s little that can be done… &amp;quot;one country two system&amp;quot; hasn&amp;#x27;t been abided to by China for a long time, and there&amp;#x27;s nothing the population or the Brits can do about it.&lt;p&gt;(My perspective is that of a foreigner who recently moved here, not a life-long hongkonger. Feel free to ask me anything.)</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>theslurmmustflo</author><text>Is there police from mainland China or are they local to HK? Would they always side with mainland interests?</text></comment>