As millions protest on the streets of Hong Kong, the democratic freedoms promised in the handover to China are being tested. Louisa Lim on the character of the movement and the changes for which it is asking. 

Guest: Senior lecturer in journalism at the University of Melbourne and author of The People’s Republic of Amnesia Louisa Lim.

Background Reading:

Protests erupt over Hong Kong extradition bill in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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