"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」