"I never thought Hong Kong would have its freedoms taken away so quickly."
"I could never have imagined Hong Kong having its freedom taken away so quickly."
- "I never thought Hong Kong would have its freedoms taken away so quickly."
"I never thought~" 「〜と思ってなかった」
"Hong Kong" 「香港」
"would have it' freedom taken away" 「自由を奪われる」
”taken away" ・ "stolen" 「奪われる」
"so quickly" 「こんなにも早く」
- "I could never have imagined Hong Kong having its freedom taken away so quickly."
"I could never have imagined ~" 「〜を想像できなかった」
I didn’t expect Hong Kong to lose its freedoms this quickly.
I didn’t expect Hong Kong to lose its freedoms this quickly.
I never thought Hong Kong’s freedoms would be taken away so soon.
I didn’t think Hong Kong would be stripped of its freedoms so fast.
「香港がこんなにも早く自由を奪われると思ってなかった」は、英語では「こんなにも早く(so quickly / so soon / this fast)」「自由を奪われる(lose its freedoms / have its freedoms taken away / be stripped of its freedoms)」「思ってなかった(I didn’t think / I never thought / I didn’t expect)」を一文にまとめると自然です。