1. China’s Xi to visit Hong Kong, a city of dashed democracy dreams 25 years after handover: Debate over the city’s electoral systems dominated much of the quarter-century under Chinese rule, until Beijing moved to end it for good. WSJ
2. Station F: 5 years, 5.015 startups and a lot more to come: As Station F is celebrating its 5th birthday, Roxanne Varza is looking back for a short moment to see what has been accomplished. Press Release
3. Rural counties are booming, but can it last? The pandemic and the work-from-home movement sparked an economic resurgence in sparsely populated areas as workers fled big cities. WSJ
4. How rosé became a lifestyle: Joey Wölffer of Wölffer Estate has turned pink wine into a symbol of the Hamptons life that she epitomizes. NYT
5. A pledge of allegiance now bonds more of Canada’s basketball elite: A gifted group has made a three-year commitment to the men’s program in hopes of an Olympic berth. Even NBA stars who won’t play in the Canada Day weekend window showed up for Monday’s workout. Toronto Star
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