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Thanks for being compassionate about bursting my bubble but even with my failing memory I remember when Britain originally agreed to the deal and all the pomp and circumstance 20 years later when control was actually turned over to China. However, even if it were only a fig leaf, part of the deal was that HK would remain independent and continue to have its own form of government. Since then China has slowly been subverting that and lately there has been some hue and cry about it. My question was: Is this part of the hue and cry or simply more subversion by the Chinese? If you can offer some insight to that I would be pleased to hear it. Otherwise, FO.

7 posted on 07/10/2003 10:35:55 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)

It's still a Special Administrative Region, and yes, although the glove is velvet the fist underneath is iron.

I had a wonderful time there this Lunar New Year's.

BTW, a good org chart of the government is located here.

8 posted on 07/10/2003 12:40:10 PM PDT by George Smiley (Is the RKBA still a right if you have to get the government's permission before you can exercise it?)