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Hongkongers move democracy fight to US Congress

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A map of Hong Kong with a red flag with white flower at the centre superimposed over it.
Hong Kong is trapped between a British past and a Chinese future.(ABC News: Graphic by Jarrod Fankhauser)

After a hundred days of protests on the streets of Hong Kong, pro-democracy leaders have taken their case to Washington.

The activists have given testimony to a congressional hearing, calling on US representatives and Senators to act against Hong Kong, including possible economic sanctions, to counter what they say is China's steady erosion of their freedoms.

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Denise Ho, singer, actress and pro-democracy activist
Joshua Wong, leader, Hong Kong "Umbrella Movement"
Terence Chong Tai-leung, Associate Professor Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kyle Olbert, Hong Kong commentator

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