2010s in Hong Kong
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The 2010s in Hong Kong refers to Hong Kong during the period from 2010 until 2019 under the People's Republic of China (PRC), in which this period of this decade were marred by the political instability, as well as the health crisis that occurs in the end of 2019.
Umbrella Revolution
The Umbrella Revolution erupted spontaneously in September 2014 in protest of a decision by China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) on proposed electoral reform. The austere package provoked mobilisation by students, and the effects became amplified into a political movement involving hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers by heavy-handed policing and government tactics.
2016 Independence Protest
Social tension has heightened extensively due to PR China's effort in exerting everyday influences in Hong Kong. The territory currently delegates control of PR Chinese immigrants, as well as issue of visitor permits, to Chinese authorities. On the first day of Chinese New Year 2016, riots targeting the police force broke out. The most recent survey in 2016 in Hong Kong shows that 17.8% respondents considered themselves as "Chinese citizens", whereas a staggering 41.9% considered themselves purely as "citizens of Hong Kong". Hong Kong nationalism and Chinese interventions in Hong Kong has steadily been growing ever since. Organizations in Hong Kong continue to protest for an independent Hong Kong, similar to Singapore.
2019–20 Hong Kong protests
In 2019, mass protest erupted in response to the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill that would allow for extradition of individuals to mainland China. In response to escalating police brutality, and in continuation of longstanding efforts to achieve democracy in the territory, the protest movement's objective became the realisation of five key demands. The protests were the largest in Hong Kong's history, affecting all corners of the territory. The 2019 District Council elections, widely regarded as a referendum on the government and the protest movement, resulted in a landslide victory for the pro-democracy bloc. Large-scale protests were halted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. Most opposition lawmakers were subsequently disqualified or resigned in protest, and many were imprisoned. In mid-2020, China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong that effectively stamped out most dissent and sparked a wave of mass migration from Hong Kong.