Hong Kong Protests, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
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Anti-ELAB Movement, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
Anti-Extradition Bill Protests, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
Anti-Extradition Movement, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
Hong Kong Anti-Government Protests, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
Water Revolution, Hong Kong, China, 2019-
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found: Work cat: Stand with Hong Kong, 2019:(significant coverage of 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition protests)
found: Yeung, Jeffrey. Xianggang ren = Hong Kongers, 2019:page 22 (Anti-Extradition Movement)
found: Wikipedia, viewed on October 2, 2019:(2019 Hong Kong protests, also known as Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (ELAB) Movement, began as opposition to the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill proposed by the Hong Kong government which if enacted would allow local authorities to detain and extradite criminal fugitives who are wanted in territories with which Hong Kong does not currently have extradition agreements, including Taiwan and mainland China, leading to concern that Hong Kong residents and visitors would be subject to the mainland Chinese jurisdiction and undermine the autonomy of the region and its civil liberties. The Chinese central government has described the protests as the worst crisis in Hong Kong since the handover in 1997.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_protests found: Anderlini, Jamil. Hong Kong's "water revolution" spins out of control, opinion piece on Financial Times online, viewed Dec. 19, 2019 :(Every revolution needs a name. The pro-democracy demonstrations that have roiled Hong Kong for three months will be known as the "water revolution")
found: Wong, Wilson. The water movement represents the best of times for Hong Kong, article in Asia dialogue, the online magazine of the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute, viewed Dec. 19, 2019:(The name 'Water Revolution' for the Anti-Extradition Bill protest in Hong Kong was first coined by the Financial Times; also called 'Anti-Extradition Bill protest'; the protesters are more interested in defending their freedoms and rights -- including the right to democracy -- under the 'One Country, Two Systems' (OCTS) framework than in bringing down the Chinese government)
found: Google, Dec. 19, 2019:(Hong Kong protests: 236,000,000 hits; Anti-ELAB movement: 7,400 hits; Anti-extradition movement: 16,500 hits; Anti-extradition law amendment bill movement: 6,900 hits; Water revolution: 12,500 hits; Anti-Extradition Bill protest: 361,000 hits)
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2019-10-02: new
2020-01-21: revised
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