Hong Kong's 'Umbrella' protests sowed seed for future: freed activist
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Benny Tai, a leading Hong Kong activist who was jailed for his role in the 2014 pro-democracy “Umbrella” movement, says that campaign “revolutionized” youngsters and set the stage for the current protests on the streets of the China-ruled territory.