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November 12, 2020

Hong Kong Lawmakers Quit as China Tightens Grip on Semi-Autonomous Territory
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In Hong Kong, 15 opposition lawmakers are stepping down today to protest
the firing of four of their colleagues by Chinese authorities enforcing
a new "national security" law. It's the latest setback to the movement
by Hong Kongers to maintain their autonomy from China's one-party rule.
This is Kwok Ka-ki, one of the four Hong Kong Legislative Council
members removed for failing to show clear loyalty to China.

Kwok Ka-ki: "Today, my mission as a legislator to fight for democracy,
freedom in the chamber cannot be continued. But I would certainly
promise that I would go along if all the people in Hong Kong continue to
fight for the core values of Hong Kong: freedom, democracy, justice and
fair. And we should never give up."



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