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Summary:As Hong Kong voted in its most democratic elections ever on September 17, China repeated its promise to dismantle the resulting new legislature when Beijing resumes sovereignty over the British colony in 1997. Hong Kong's Governor Chris Patten insisted that a steady process of democratization should be put into place in Hong Kong.
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Location:HONG KONG
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