By Rex Chiu, GLOBUS Correspondent 8,911 days have passed since the handover of Hong Kong to China. And yet, the promises of democracy made to the citizens of Hong Kong over 30 years have not yet been fully realised. On the 19th December, 1984, the UK and China signed an agreement - known as the Sino-British Joint Declaration - that guaranteed that the freedoms enjoyed by... Continue Reading →
Cafe Democracy
On how is democracy "fostered" by coffee shopsBy Benedikt Loula, GLOBUS Assistant Editor "Liberty will roll all the tyrants of the universe in the dust" reads one of the catchy slogans of the French Revolution. We, who are fortunate enough to breathe the air of freedom, can agree that trying to compress the general idea... Continue Reading →