Commentary As we all know by now, the extreme makeover of Hong Kong superimposed by Beijing has almost reached completion: whether it be in the education, social, political, economic, or electoral process, just to name a few. Over the last two years, the complete clampdown on Hong Kong has been more than surreal. Beijing has given up any pretense in honoring the Joint Declaration that was signed in 1984 between China and the UK. One Beijing spokesperson even called what was supposed to be an iron-clad agreement merely a “historical document,” and blatantly told the world that no one should meddle in Hong Kong’s affairs. Two years have gone by since the social movement of 2019, and Hong Hongers have now genuinely experienced mainland China’s style of tyranny under the National Security Law (NSL). As a political weapon, it has now been widely used as an excuse to suppress people …
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