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The protest movement in Hong Kong has subsided, but coronavirus has people panicked and distrustful of a government whose authoritarianism and secrecy have now clearly not only damaged public health, but also further undermined the government's legitimacy.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong people continue to fiercely oppose Beijing's efforts to end the one country two systems order put into place after the UK handed over control to China in 1997.

This most recent mass movement was launched last spring in response to a bill that would

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