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China 'may use intimidation' to ward off more protests in HK
Pressure feared also on academics, legislators who backed pro-democracy movement
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Dec 12, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
AS the dust settles on Hong Kong's pro-democracy "Occupy" protests, China is likely to embark on a sweeping but covert campaign across the territory's judiciary, media and universities to ensure there is no recurrence, activists and politicians say.
The surprisingly resilient, 75 days of protest for a fully democratic vote to choose Hong Kong's next leader was the most serious challenge to China's authority since the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations and crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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