Democracy Dismantled
The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony’s political and legal history.
Just imagine, you are strolling down the street engrossed with the day’s chores, or the events of yesterday. The next moment you get the feel of a mystique dropping from the sky and it turns out that it is hard currency ‘raining’ down out of nowhere. It’s just for you to grab as much as you can.
Sounds like a scene from some movie but this is exactly what happened in Hong Kong a few days back when numerous dollar currency notes started falling in Sham Shui Pio district of Hong Kong.
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Incidentally, Sham Shui Pio is considered one of the poorest locations in Hong Kong where this incident occurred the videos of which started circulating on social media, showing money falling from a building rooftop causing a commotion in the area.
It is learned that a 24-year-old man identified as Wong Ching-kit, also known as ‘Coin Young Master’, was behind the act. Wong owns the Facebook page Epoch Cryptocurrency which promotes digital currency investment, runs a cryptocurrency company, and promotes investment in digital currencies.
He was arrested for causing disorder in a public place, added reports.
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