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On October 4, 2019, Daryl Morey, the General Manager of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) issued the tweet “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong.” This may appear to be an innocent and valid expression of freedom of speech. But a deeper reflection on that tweet shows not only that it was uncalled for, but also why it was not a valid expression of freedom of speech.

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During the last three months, Hong Kong has been in a state of great turmoil with frequent mass demonstrations often involving illegal actions, including unlawfully blocking thoroughfares and seizing of government buildings, disturbing and wrecking subway stations, and temporarily shutting down the Hong Kong International Airport, harassing people who are not sympathetic to the demonstrations, and attacking police with laser beams, rocks, metal rods, and gas bombs. Hong Kong is no longer an attractive or safe place to be and has severely affected the business and livelihood of a large number of ordinary people living in Hong Kong.

To understand the situation in Hong Kong, we review what triggered the current turmoil, and more importantly review several major developments in Hong Kong since 1979 when Great Britain and China first discussed the transition of Hong Kong from a British colony to its return to China.

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