Protester Nathan Law is among a newly elected pro-democracy group seeking to upend Hong Kong leadership

By Joy Pamnani Last month, Hong Kong held its first Legislative Council elections since the Umbrella Revolution in 2014. Among the pro-establishment and pan-democratic camp, a new group of localists emerged, with an aim of preserving the city’s autonomy and local culture. Nathan Law Kwun-chung, 23, a key student leader during the Occupy Protests was a…

Dozens of pro-Beijing lawmakers have staged a walk-out from the Hong Kong legislature to stall the swearing in of two pro-independence legislators in the Chinese-administered city. The topic of independence has long been taboo in the former British colony, now governed under the “one country, two systems” principle since its return to China in 1997. The…