This World: Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom

RTE2 HD

12:50 AM to 1:55 AM

Thursday 5 December

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In 2019, the Hong Kong government proposed a law allowing suspects to be extradited to China, a bill sparking a wave of anger across the city as people feared autonomy from mainland China was under threat. Using groundbreaking artificial intelligence to protect the identities of the protesters, this two-part documentary tells the story of four young people who joined mass protests across the city and felt increasingly disillusioned by the government's response. They soon found themselves drawn into a cycle of violence that threatened to tear the city apart