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Remember when we thought Hong Kong would spread freedom to the rest of China?…ehhh
What a bummer.
What if the lawyer is from Taiwan? >

To be fair, Taiwan is over a sea. No matter it's sovereignty status. >

Who still believes Hong Kong has a modicum of autonomy? >

Title: China gives HK leader power to bar overseas lawyers.
Reality: China orders HK leader to bar overseas lawyers.(and a fuck ton of other things, especially the last decade) >

I wonder why this shouldn't apply to the cosmopolitan makeup of their Court of Final Appeal judges >

Hong Kong is independent in name only - it is totally a part of China, yet the charade continues that Hong Kong has some autonomy. The reason for this, of course, is to lure foreign investment, but it's not really working.