Political status and decolonisation
Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Agreement
Britain transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong to China under a "One Country, Two Systems" framework promised to last fifty years.
Significance here: The founding institutional arrangement from which all subsequent Hong Kong self-determination and independence advocacy has developed.
· Other
Mass protests demanded genuine democratic reform after Beijing proposed a constrained electoral framework.
Significance here: The first mass mobilization that shaped subsequent Hong Kong self-determination discourse, including Demosistō's founding.
· Other
The largest protests in Hong Kong's modern history arose over an extradition bill and continued for months.
Significance here: The immediate precursor to the 2020 National Security Law and the most significant recent civic mobilization in Hong Kong.
· Legislation
Beijing imposed sweeping security legislation on Hong Kong, leading to widespread arrests and the closure of pro-democracy organisations and publications.
Significance here: The most significant legal change to Hong Kong's political and civic environment since the 1997 handover.
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