JP Cabestan: "Any hope of democratization in Hong Kong can be forgotten"

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Hong Kong people line up to take the free bus, in front of campaign flags, Sunday, December 19, 2021. © REUTERS - TYRONE SIU

By: Florent Guignard Follow

Hong Kong is voting this Sunday, December 19, 2021 to elect the members of its parliament, the Legislative Council, the "LegCo", according to the new rules imposed by Beijing.

Only candidates who swore allegiance to Beijing were allowed to stand.

To talk about it, Florent Guignard is online with Jean-Pierre Cabestan, from Hong Kong.

He is research director at the CNRS, attached to the East Asia Research Institute of Inalco. 

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Jean-Pierre Cabestan is also the author of the book, 

published by editions

Gallimard.

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