Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident artist, has launched an attack on eroding freedoms in Hong Kong after he was refused a bank account at HSBC in the former British colony. <\/p>\n
The burly artist, who is a constant thorn in the side of Beijings Communist Party rulers, turned to social media to ridicule the one country, two systems principle, which supposedly guarantees freedoms in Hong Kong following its handover to China in 1997. <\/p>\n
After he was turned away by the bank, Mr Ai posted a picture of the Hong Kong headquarters of HSBC on Tuesday, saying: Im in Hong Kong, trying to open an account at HSBC. My request was refused due to a commercial decision from the headquarter (sic). <\/p>\n
This has not happened to me in Beijing. Maybe one country, one system is better, he said. <\/p>\n
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