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Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protesters Are Still Paying The Price, Six Years Later

Thousands of young people lost careers, friends and dreams after taking part in mass antigovernment protests that erupted six years ago in Hong Kong.

© Billy H.C. Kwok for The New York Times

Chan Chi Sum was 20 when he was arrested under the national security law because of his involvement in a student political group.

They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price.

Thousands of young people lost careers, friends and dreams after taking part in mass antigovernment protests that erupted six years ago in Hong Kong.

© Billy H.C. Kwok for The New York Times

Chan Chi Sum was 20 when he was arrested under the national security law because of his involvement in a student political group.

An Investor Took on Hong Kong Tycoons Faces a Tougher Foe

David Webb spent decades exposing shady financial dealings. But doctors say he has months to live, and he hasn’t found anyone willing to carry on his mission.

© Billy H.C. Kwok for The New York Times

David Webb at his home in Hong Kong, which overlooks the financial district. One former regulator calls him the conscience of the city’s financial markets.
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