Posted on 06/27/2002 5:26:12 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:46 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- As Hong Kong nears its fifth Chinese birthday, Beijing has promised to permit the territory to retain its freewheeling way of life.
But even as the July 1 handover anniversary approaches, there is growing concern that freedoms may be eroding.
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