July 1, 2020, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China: Various banks and shops fortified to protect against vandalism for their links to China. HSBC Causeway Bay has the bank and all access to ATM’s concealed. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. Twenty-three years after Hong Kong was handed by Britain back to Chinese rule, Beijing is pushing to implement tough new national security laws that will suppress the pro-democracy protests seen in the city. It will shatter the Sino-British Joint Declaration where China agreed to the One country, Two systems government. The banning of traditional marches for the first time, has infuriated the public.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
