Hongkongers Remain Defiant After Beijing Threatens Punishment

Hongkongers Remain Defiant After Beijing Threatens Punishment
Members of the territory's medical sector attend a protest in Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on Aug. 2, 2019. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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A citywide strike that rocked Hong Kong in the latest act of defiance against the current administration has prompted angry criticism from Beijing.

For the second time in just over a week, China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, the Chinese regime’s highest body for managing Hong Kong affairs, hosted a press conference warning that “punishment” for Hong Kong protesters would “only be a matter of time.”

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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