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The messages behind foreign flags at Hong Kong's protests

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發布於 2019年08月23日16:08

On June 30, 1997, the last day of British Hong Kong, the Union Jack came down. After more than 150 years of British colonial rule, Hong Kong returned to Chinese control.

But 22 years after the five-starred Chinese flag went up in the former British colony, a handful of young Hongkongers have taken to waving British and American flags in protests demanding democracy and accountability.

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Why would they do that? We speak to the protesters to find out the messages behind the symbols.

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