Comment: @SBlarney.  Sorry, but you don't know what you're talking about.  First of all, the author of the article said a lot of things about "democracy", so its strange that you ask "Who said anything about that?".  Presumably you didn't read the article.  

Secondly, the problem in Hong Kong is a fight over democracy, its not about property rights. That is, the current crisis was triggered by the ongoing suffrage movt.  People in Hong Kong want representative govt.  That's why the Umbrella Movt happened in 2014, and that's why there's a growing localist and independence movt (the article refers to these developments).  It has to do with representative govt.