We look at Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and ask if China can be trusted to run the world's freest economy.
On July 1, 2017, Hong Kong marked 20 years since Britain handed over control to China. Known as the handover, this process ended 156 years of colonial rule.
Hong Kong would remain an integral part of China, but for 50 years, until 2047, its economic, political and judicial freedoms would continue.
This was the start of a unique experiment known as the "one country, two systems" framework, which guarantees wide-ranging autonomy to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Today, it is one of the world's most important financial centres, the Hong Kong dollar is the world's 13th-most-traded currency, and it is home to 64 billionaires.
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