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noorbeast t1_j65r8dg wrote

Reply to comment by nicuramar in Apple Brings Mainland Chinese Web Censorship to Hong Kong by asteriskspace

It is the Chinese who are not following historical agreements re Hong Kong: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40426827

China agreed to govern Hong Kong under the principle of "one country, two systems", where the city would enjoy "a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs" for the next 50 years.

Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region, and would retain certain freedoms, including:

an independent judiciary
multiple political parties
freedom of assembly and speech

The territory has its own mini-constitution - the Basic Law - that enshrines these rights.

It states that "the ultimate aim" is to elect the territory's leader, the chief executive, "by universal suffrage" and "in accordance with democratic procedures".

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