Hong Kong

kong: A third commenter sought to reassure others, writing that the central government promised that Hong Kong won't be changed for 50 years, according to CNN. There's only 28 years left before Hong Kong becomes part of China . That 2047 deadline, on which the clock began ticking after the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997, is at the forefront of the minds of the mostly young protesters who have been taking to the streets for almost two months now, in increasingly violent confrontations with police and pro-government groups. The dignity of our motherland won't be allowed to be trampled, one person wrote on Weibo, the country's highly-censored equivalent to Twitter, while another warned the young protesters that playing violently is how you seek death. What began as protests over a now-suspended extradition bill have broadened to cover a host of demands, including calls for greater democracy and more government accountability, that many feel they are running out of time to achieve. Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times, they chanted on Sunday. Read More Even as democratic values have increasingly come under threat around the world, and many voters in democracies are increasingly expressing apathy or despair, young Hong Kongers are determined to continue a fight for freedom which began decades ago under British rule, before time runs out and Hong Kong becomes just another Chinese city. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.