http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/01/in...D-HONG.html?hp
Today was the 7th anniversary of the transfer of Hong Kong from Britain to China.
"China promised before the handover that it would allow Hong Kong to retain considerable autonomy for 50 years, but many here contend that this autonomy is being undermined.
The crowd today appeared somewhat smaller than last year's, on the sixth anniversary of the handover, to protest the local government's attempt then to enact stringent internal-security legislation. The police put that crowd at "many more" than 350,000, while organizers estimated it at 500,000 to 680,000; the security legislation was subsequently withdrawn."
-Rudey
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