Campaigning for independence is not a basic right in Hong Kong, Qiao Xiaoyang says

Qiao Xiaoyang attends a forum at the Government House in Hong Kong, 29 December 2007

Qiao Xiaoyang attends a forum at the Government House in Hong Kong, 29 December 2007. Source: VICTOR FRAILE/AFP/Getty Images

Qiao Xiaoyang, a Beijing constitutional expert, tells civil servants that independence advocacy has nothing to do with freedom of expression, a fundamental right in the city, and is hurtful to national feelings. Cheung Mo Ching reports.



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