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    As Beijing seethes, protesters celebrate Trump's signing of Hong Kong act

    by Alice Su and Ryan Ho Kilpatrick, Los Angeles Times Nov 28, 2019 5 minutes

    HONG KONG - Dozens of American flags fluttered in the wind on Thanksgiving night in Hong Kong as thousands gathered at a rally in appreciation of the U.S. passage of two bills supporting human rights in Hong Kong that were signed into law by President Donald Trump.

    As a man sang "The Star-Spangled Banner," a sea of cellphone torches lighted up the spaces between glittering skyscrapers in the city's financial district. The crowd waved banners bearing the protest slogan: "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times."

    "I guess Trump wanted to give us a Thanksgiving present, and we're glad to accept," said Wong Yiu-Chung, a professor of politics at Lingnan University in Hong Kong who was attending the rally with his wife.

    Wong said Trump likely signed the bill

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