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Doug Bereuter: “I do agree, and as the Speaker said, it is not one system and one and a half. It is two systems, and this agreement of…”

On the recordApril 10, 1997
I do agree, and as the Speaker said, it is not one system and one and a half. It is two systems, and this agreement of autonomy to Hong Kong carries with it the need to have free assembly and an opportunity to peacefully demonstrate. So I hope they reverse their actions if in fact this is their proposal.
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Doug Bereuter

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Discussing the autonomy of Hong Kong and the importance of free assembly.

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