Family members of some of the 12 Hong Kong residents gather outside China's Liaison Office to petition for their return. Photos: AFP
On the night he made a failed attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, 16-year-old Hong Konger Hoang received a phone call, signalling it was time to leave at once.
They have since disappeared into the mainland's opaque and party-controlled justice system, compounding fears in Hong Kong that Beijing's authoritarianism is creeping into the finance hub.
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