The first pro-independence rally in Hong Kong history took place Friday in the shadow of the city’s main government complex, with at least a thousand people braving the subtropical humidity for the small but politically momentous, and peaceful, gathering. The event, called by the fledgling Hong Kong National Party, was spurred by the banning of six pro-independence activists from standing as candidates in September elections to the city’s legislature. Amid a heavy but discreet police presence, the crowd heard 25-year-old Chan Ho-tin, the National Party’s defiant...
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