Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore amid concerns over the legislation. Taiwan, overwhelmingly opposed to a “one country, two systems” formula for itself, has voiced support for Hong Kong. “Things are getting worse in Hong Kong. “It’s a democratic beacon for Hong Kong,” Cheng Chung-man, a 32-year-old who works for a lawmaker in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, told Reuters of Taiwan at Sunday’s rally. “It gives Hong Kong people hope.”

Source: National Post June 18, 2019 13:30 UTC