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A year later, Hong Kong bears the stigma of the protests

Sidewalks whose cobblestones have been replaced by concrete, walkways wrapped in wire mesh, guarded campuses ... A year after the protests started, the face of Hong Kong seems forever transformed.

A year ago, on June 9, 2019, a crowd estimated at one million people paraded through the heart of the financial metropolis to demand the withdrawal of a bill which aimed to authorize extraditions to China.

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