China HK Express: Andy Chan’s pro-independence speech at FCC raises heated debated in HK

The leader of a party advocating Hong Kong independence delivered his long-awaited speech at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club on Tuesday afternoon despite Beijing’s objection and as pro-establishment protesters gathered outside. Renee Cheung report.

Chan Ho-tin, leader of the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party, at a rally in Hong Kong in 2016. Source: Anthony Wallace/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images