HONG KONG - Hopes of the West going out on a limb to pressure and confront Beijing into making concessions on matters such as autonomy and universal suffrage, as demanded by protesters and the opposition camp, are unrealistic, political observers have pointed out.
The reason is Hong Kong is of "peripheral interest" to the West regardless of its role as China's financial gateway to the rest of the world.
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