“If you never actually have a dialogue with people, then inevitably it helps to legitimise those who want to do things in a more violent way,”

“We should take a much firmer line… we’re honour bound to stand up for freedom in Hong Kong, the freedoms we promised people for years.”

– Chris Patten, Hong Kong’s last British governor, on recent protests in Hong Kong, suggesting Britain should also do more to stand up to China
2^nd July 2019 –