To many Australians, Hong Kong is a distant reality, with little or no significance other than as a tourist destination.The recent visit to Australia by Democratic Party leader, Martin Lee, highlighted the fact that the struggle currently underway between the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, and its China-installed chief executive, Tung Chee Hwa, has great importance not just for Hong Kong, but indirectly for China, and ultimately, for all other countries in the region, including Australia.M…
