In 28 years, Hong Kong will lose its special status and become a part of China like any other. Young Hongkongers are protesting – specifically against an extradition law that would lengthen China’s reach, but generally to preserve their way of life as they know it
HONG KONG, CHINA - 2019/08/09: Protesters act as human Lennon wall for others to post messages on their bodies during the demonstration in the airport. Thousands of protesters took to the arrival hall of the Hong Kong international airport under the name "Greetings from HKers Assembly" to catch the attention by the international travelers who just landed in Hong Kong about the current unrest situation in the city. (Photo by Emilio Navas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Protester is seen holding up a banner while post it notes cover their bodies in the terminal of the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on August 9, 2019, Protester rally in Hong Kong International Airport against the Extradition Bill -- Hong Kong Has Been rock by Protest over the past month . (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Protesters offer leaflets to arriving travellers as they rally against a controversial extradition bill at Hong Kong's international airport on August 10, 2019. - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists kept up the pressure on authorities with a colourful "family rally" and a sit-in at the city's airport, as protests enter a third month. (Photo by VIVEK PRAKASH / AFP) (Photo credit should read VIVEK PRAKASH/AFP/Getty Images)
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