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Hong Kong: Violent standoff between police and students - BBC Newsnight
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6:40Now PlayingAnti-government protests in Hong Kong have spread to the territory's universities.
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Hong Kong's protests started in June 2019 against plans to allow extradition to mainland China.
Critics feared this could undermine judicial independence and endanger dissidents.
Until 1997, Hong Kong was ruled by Britain as a colony but then returned to China. Under the "one country, two systems" arrangement, it has more autonomy than the mainland, and its people more rights.
The bill was withdrawn in September 2019 but demonstrations continue and now demand full democracy and an inquiry into police actions.
Clashes between police and activists have become increasingly violent, with police firing live bullets and protesters attacking officers and throwing petrol bombs.
International editor Gabriel Gatehouse and cameraman Jack Garland report from Hong Kong.
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