No news is not necessarily good news for Hong Kong. Before its reunification with mainland China, many people expected the former British colony to grab headlines as Beijing progressively stripped its freedoms. Instead, Hong Kong mostly vanished from the world's news radar after 1997. Five years since its handover, and contrary to expectation, Hong Kong retains its rights.
No news is not necessarily good news for Hong Kong. Before its reunification with mainland China, many people expected the former British colony to grab headlines as Beijing progressively stripped its freedoms. Instead, Hong Kong mostly vanished from the world's news radar after 1997. Five years since its handover, and contrary to expectation, Hong Kong retains its rights.