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Hong Kong students begin democracy protest
Thousands of Hong Kong students boycotted classes on Monday to protest against Beijing’s decision to restrict electoral reforms in a week-long strike marking the latest phase in the battle for democracy.
Students from more than 20 universities and colleges streamed into the grounds of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where they were greeted by banners saying: “The boycott must happen. Disobey and grasp your destiny.”
Just over 21% of the 1,006 respondents said they would consider emigrating. The last major emigration from Hong Kong was just before it was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
On average, survey respondents said they did not trust the Hong Kong or Beijing governments. Young people with higher levels of education felt most strongly.
