https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ANWr9z33gyo/onsang-chan-fang RSS for Node Mon, 11 May 2026 02:48:45 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-16/hong-kong-needs-a-champion-to-preserve-autonomy https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-16/hong-kong-needs-a-champion-to-preserve-autonomy Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:00:05 GMT Riot police stand guard during a protest in Hong Kong early on November 7, 2016.Hong Kong police used pepper spray November 6 to drive back hundreds of protesters angry at China's decision to intervene in a row over whether two pro-independence lawmakers should be barred from the city's legislature. In chaotic scenes reminiscent of mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, demonstrators charged metal fences set up by police outside China's liaison office in the semi-autonomous city. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)