The arrest of activists marked this year’s 20th anniversary of the end of Hong Kong colonisation by the United Kingdom and its handover to China as a special economic and political zone. In the last few years, and especially since the big mobilisations of 2014, there has been an ongoing movement that has protested against the Chinese government’s control of Hong Kong’s affairs. Worker organisations are also concerned over what this will mean for workers’ rights. Following the departure of the President of China, Xi Jinping, demonstrators took over the streets again for a major rally.
The arrest of activists marked this year’s 20th anniversary of the end of Hong Kong colonisation by the United Kingdom and its handover to China as a special economic and political zone. In the last few years, and especially since the big mobilisations of 2014, there has been an ongoing movement that has protested against the Chinese government’s control of Hong Kong’s affairs. Worker organisations are also concerned over what this will mean for workers’ rights. Following the departure of the President of China, Xi Jinping, demonstrators took over the streets again for a major rally.
