The end, when it came, was almost merciful. The sick child that was Hong Kong's political reform package was finally put out of its misery by lunchtime of the second day of what might have been a three-day Legislative Council debate. We were all spared the agony of prolonged suffering once the pro-establishment side realised the pan-democratic line had held firm. We do not need to waste a lot of time on the autopsy. All parties involved contributed to the death of the universal suffrage babe in arms before it could leave the crib, let alone grow into a sturdy teenager. Beijing began from the position that...
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