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Chris Smith: Hong Kong feels different, and it feels different in one of those most basic ways of personal freedoms, religious…

On the recordDecember 6, 2016
Hong Kong feels different, and it feels different in one of those most basic ways of personal freedoms, religious freedoms, freedom of expression.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith notes the decline of freedoms in Hong Kong during his visits.

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