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It should be noted that Britain tried to give Hong Kong more democracy and freedom since the 60’s but got rejected by China [1], when saying that Hong Kong had more freedom after the handover in 1997.

[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/world/asia/china-began-pu...

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That’s like me taking your wallet, but still offering to let you use your debit card once in a while. At the end of the day, it's a colonizer dictating the terms of governance over territory obtained through coercive means.

I'm not sure that "colonial governor suggested it" is the same as "Britain tried"...

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