It was known as the most liberal city in Asia.
In the past, in Hong Kong, companies, journalists and NGOs cherished this multicultural megalopolis, a sort of gateway to a difficult-to-reach China.
After five years in the hands of bureaucrat Carrie Lam, the face of the former British colony has changed a lot.
The Internet is still free and Hong Kong still retains its status as an international financial centre.
But some companies, Hong Kongers, as well as many expatriates are starting to leave.
From now on, from Beijing to Washington, we speak of this Special Administrative Region (SAR) in similar terms as for the autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Tibet.
For China, Hong Kong welcomes traitors to the nation supported by foreign forces.
For Washington, the city is among the victims of Beijing's authoritarianism.
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