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The remarkable people of Hong Kong \u2014 long written off by outsiders as conformists focused on turning a buck \u2014 keep confounding the stereotypes. With the weekend\u2019s astonishing local election results, they\u2019ve done it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014 the city\u2019s students turned the humble umbrella into a symbol of political dissent; this year, the broader population participated in the biggest protest so far this millennium anywhere in the world, when about two million people turned out to oppose the government\u2019s extradition plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent weeks, some protesters have turned to forms of violence that have repelled many onlookers \u2014 but clearly, the repressive measures unleashed by the authorities are perceived by most Hong Kongers to bear most of the blame for the escalation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please click here to read the full “The power of the ballot box”<\/a> article published at Inside Story, written by Griffith Asia Institute Industry Fellow, Rowan Callick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The remarkable people of Hong Kong \u2014 long written off by outsiders as conformists focused on turning a buck \u2014 keep confounding the stereotypes. With the weekend\u2019s astonishing local election results, they\u2019ve done it again. 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