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People wait to buy a new apartment in the Hung Hom area of Hong Kong, May 31, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolutio...

Police officers lower the Chinese and Hong Kong flags during a ceremony in Hong Kong, May 30, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-b...

A street scene in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong, May 31, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought b...

People walk outside a wet market, which sells fresh meat and produce, in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong, May 31, 2017. Two decades after the Briti...

The Victoria Harbor skyline in Hong Kong, May 31, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a majority...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, June 1, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-democracy opposition have c...

The business district in Central in Hong Kong, June 1, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a maj...

Joshua Wong, right, a member of Demosisto party, stands at the Demosisto stall at a Chinese New Year market in Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Jan. 26, 20...

The ferry from Central to Discovery Bay in Hong Kong, June 1, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-dem...

The border between China and Hong Kong seen from the Lo Wu area of Hong Kong, June 3, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed le...

People attend candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, June 4, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and th...

A mans stands on a post in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong, June 3, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sou...

A mid-level luxury property in Hong Kong, June 7, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a majority...

Students visit the Hong Kong Monetary Authority information center in Hong Kong, June 7, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed...

Vendors sell the second-hand clothes and goods in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong, May 21, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic e...

The International Finance Centre mall in the Central District of Hong Kong, June 9, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic ev...

Hikers near the Shing Mun Reservoir in Hong Kong, June 25, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-democr...

A family has dinner at an illegal mini-apartment in a factory in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, June 20, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the ci...

The Central District of Hong Kong, June 25, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-democracy opposition...

Wong Tat Ming in his ''coffin apartment'', a box which measures just 4 by 6 feet, in Hong Kong, June 25, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city'...

The Western District Public Cargo Working Area in Hong Kong, May 27, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long s...

Rush hour at Admiralty Station in Hong Kong, May 29, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a major...

Choi Hung Estate in the Kowloon District of of Hong Kong, May 30, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long soug...

The Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong, May 30, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a majority of the po...

Journalists cover a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20th anniversary celebration in the Central District of Hong Kong, June 25, 2017. On June...

A large Chinese flag in Hong Kong, June 25, 2017. On June 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping will set foot in Hong Kong for the first time since taking...

The Central District of Hong Kong, June 25, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-democracy opposition...

The International Finance Centre mall in the Central District of Hong Kong, June 9, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic ev...

The business district in Central in Hong Kong, June 7, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a maj...

People attend candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, June 4, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and th...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, June 1, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-democracy opposition have c...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, June 1, 2017. Never-ending disputes between the city's Beijing-backed leadership and the pro-democracy opposition have c...

People cross a road in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong, May 31, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sou...

The skyline of Hong Kong, May 30, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long sought by a majority of the populati...

Choi Hung Estate in the Kowloon District of of Hong Kong, May 30, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long soug...

Choi Hung Estate in the Kowloon District of of Hong Kong, May 30, 2017. Two decades after the British left, the city's democratic evolution, long soug...