HONG KONG: The optimism that once defined Hong Kong’s pro-democracy rallies has been replaced by desperation and foreboding as young protesters flood the streets again, this time ready to fight in what feels like a last-ditch battle for the city.

When police cleared protesters from the center of Hong Kong after the two-month “Umbrella Movement” occupation in 2014 calling for the right to elect the city’s leader,

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