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Hong Kong: The handover

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The Governor's Standard Has Been Sounded

Chris patten served as governor of hong kong for five years. He was a rising star in britoin's governing conservative party. The chinese unhappy with his plans for democracy, called him many things over the years,. At best, they used his chinese name, pan tin hong - which means good health and prosperity. But despite his best attempts, many hongkong democracy campaigners agreed that briton had not done enough.

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