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Agnes Chong

Agnes Chong graduated from the University of Leeds and the LSE, and has worked for development orgnisations in China and Thailand and an international law firm in Hong Kong, and is currently based in Beijing working for a multilateral agency.

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Hong Kong marches for 'one person, one vote'

Hong Kong’s latest pro-democracy demonstration will fuel its people’s determination to shape their own political future, reports Agnes Chong.

Chinese civil society comes of age

Alongside China’s breakneck economic development, its non-governmental organisations are finding their voice and securing recognition from the Chinese public and state, reports Agnes Chong.

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