'You're not a real Hong Konger if you haven't tasted tear gas'

One Country, Two Systems: the idea lies at the heart of Hong Kong's relationship with China.

But in 2019, as Hong Kong locked to change their extradition laws, that central concept appeared to be fraying.

And so millions of citizens took to the streets day after day. But why was Hong Kong's protest movement so persistent? And what's next?

Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer and the author of City on Fire: The Fight For Hong Kong.