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07-02-2016, 05:52 AM
HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of protesters are due to march in Hong Kong on Friday to mark the anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China, with pro-independence groups rallying for the first time amid fears Beijing is tightening its grip.
Tensions are high in the southern Chinese city after explosive revelations by a Hong Kong bookseller that he was detained and interrogated for months in mainland China after going missing last year. Lam Wing-kee, 61, was one of five employees of a Hong Kong firm which published salacious titles about leading Chinese politicians and who disappeared only to resurface over the border.
His story fanned growing concerns that Beijing is increasing its influence in semi-auto**mous Hong Kong, which is ruled under a "one country, two systems" deal enshrined in the July 1997 handover agreement, guaranteeing its freedoms and way of life for 50 years.
Lam will lead the annual march on Friday.
"Lam’s case is a very clear message to the world that China has already destroyed ‘one country, two systems’," said Edward Leung of pro-independence group Hong Kong Indige**us, who will take part in a pro-independence rally planned for Friday evening. While the main march is expected to be peaceful, the evening demonstration -- to take place outside China’s liaison ****** in protest at bookseller Lam’s treatment -- could be a flashpoint.
Participants say they will wear black clothes and masks. A poster advertising the rally showed mocked-up demonstrators wearing motorcycle helmets and carrying sticks.
Police have already warned they will take "resolute and effective actions against illegal acts" and say the pro-independence protesters have **t asked for required permission for their rally.
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Tensions are high in the southern Chinese city after explosive revelations by a Hong Kong bookseller that he was detained and interrogated for months in mainland China after going missing last year. Lam Wing-kee, 61, was one of five employees of a Hong Kong firm which published salacious titles about leading Chinese politicians and who disappeared only to resurface over the border.
His story fanned growing concerns that Beijing is increasing its influence in semi-auto**mous Hong Kong, which is ruled under a "one country, two systems" deal enshrined in the July 1997 handover agreement, guaranteeing its freedoms and way of life for 50 years.
Lam will lead the annual march on Friday.
"Lam’s case is a very clear message to the world that China has already destroyed ‘one country, two systems’," said Edward Leung of pro-independence group Hong Kong Indige**us, who will take part in a pro-independence rally planned for Friday evening. While the main march is expected to be peaceful, the evening demonstration -- to take place outside China’s liaison ****** in protest at bookseller Lam’s treatment -- could be a flashpoint.
Participants say they will wear black clothes and masks. A poster advertising the rally showed mocked-up demonstrators wearing motorcycle helmets and carrying sticks.
Police have already warned they will take "resolute and effective actions against illegal acts" and say the pro-independence protesters have **t asked for required permission for their rally.
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