The Hong Kong Protests were ASTROTURFED by the CIA, USAID and NED. I think you may have compromised your 'cover' by that admission. https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/08/hong-kong-western-media-yellowfacing-amnesty/
https://thegrayzone.com/2019/08/17/hong-kong-protest-washington-nativism-violence/
The alleged cause - was an attempt to get a Hong Kong extradition treaty, precipitated by a Hong Kong husband who had murdered his wife, while in Taiwan - not the mainland... The NeoCons were all up in that. The RIOTERS were trained by the CIA's OTPOR school... These are the same folks who were behind the treasonous 'Guarimbas' in Venezuela, and the 'Tranques' in Nicaragua. They teach 'color revolution'.
Peaceful NonViolent Civil Disobedient Resistance is the only path that the Totalitarian system can't deal with adequately. Violence is what they plan and prepare for. If you'll notice, until recently, lunch counters, buses and movie theaters were desegregated...
I think a that recent uptick in favorable court rulings, and retreats by the mandate demanders speak to the contrary, about your assessment. These things have a synergistic effect. When 5 to 10,000 cops and firemen showed up at City Hall - even the Corporatist MOCKINGBIRD media had to take note.