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Swallowing Hong Kong

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Asia Sentinel
Mar 10, 2019
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Hong Kong is thriving despite its government of Beijing-obedient bureaucrats and tycoons. Yet its inner contradictions continue to build up. The theme of the moment from the government and its numerous business and media acolytes is that the future lies with ever-closer integration with the so-called Greater Bay Area, a name borrowed from the high-tech …

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