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Hi, thanks for downloading The Inquiry, here on the BBC World Service.

It's a new weekly program. Our job is to add in-depth analysis to one big question from the news.

We hope you like it. BBC World Service, this is Helena Merriman with the inquiry.

This week, as protesters in Hong Kong redirect their anger away from their government

and towards the authorities in Beijing, we ask, what's Hong Kong's problem with China?

On August 31st, China

on August 31st, China announced its long-awaited plan

for Hong Kong's next elections. For the first time in its history,

people would get to vote directly for their next leader. But there was a catch.

Voters would only be able to choose between candidates vetted by a pro-Beijing nomination committee.

This lit a fuse. Tens of thousands took to the streets, dressed in black t-shirts with yellow ribbons, carrying

umbrellas and goggles to protect them against tear gas,

they occupied streets and squares.

Their demand, free reign to choose their next leader.

But these protests are not just about the elections, they're

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