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By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – It’s a real measure of Hong Kong’s autonomy – enshrined in the "one country, two systems" principle contained in its constitutional document under Chinese sovereignty – that certain freedoms and ... ...full story at NBC World Blog

from NBC World Blog on Wed, Jun 17 2009

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