>> Chris Buckley, Vivian Wang and Austin Ramzy, The New York times Published: 28 Jun 2021 11:10 AM BdST Updated: 28 Jun 2021 11:10 AM BdST A protest in Hong Kong, June 9, 2019. The New York Times Hong Kong’s march toward an authoritarian future began with a single phrase in a dry policy paper. Beijing, the document declared, would wield “comprehensive jurisdiction” over the territory. "); } The paper, published in June 2014, signalled Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s determination to tame political defiance in the former British colony, which had kept its own laws and freedoms. But the words were dismissed by many as intimidating swagger that the city’s robust legal system and democratic opposition could face down.