The flags of China and Hong Kong hang over a street ahead of the anniversary of the Special Administrative Region's return to China, in Hong Kong, on June 30.
Photographer: Lam Yik/BloombergHong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Activists Are Running Out of Options
“We’re planning for the worst — but what is the worst, nowadays?”
In just a year and a half, China has effectively brought Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement to a dead end.
Almost all of the major groups advocating for meaningful elections and freedom of expression have disbanded, while this weekend’s vote for the Legislative Council — the first under China’s new rules — will feature only Beijing-vetted candidates.