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209. Carin Zissis, ‘‘The Six-Party Talks on North Korea’s Nuclear Program’’
(Council on Foreign Relations: June 28, 2008). www.cfr.org/publication/13593/html.
210. A delegation of Commission members visited Hong Kong in April 2008 and
met with representatives of the Hong Kong government, Legislative Council members,
business leaders, representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, and democracy
and environmental activists. In some cases, the Commission Report will not attribute
statements to individuals to protect their anonymity.
211. ‘‘Full text of NPC [National People’s Congress] delegation on Hong Kong’s
constitutional development,’’ Xinhua, December 29, 2007.
212. ‘‘Full text of NPC delegation on Hong Kong’s constitutional development,’’
Xinhua, December 29, 2007.
213. ‘‘Full text of NPC delegation on Hong Kong’s constitutional development,’’
Xinhua, December 29, 2007.
214. The nominating committee will be formed ‘‘with reference to’’ the current
provisions under annex I of the Basic Law, which states that an election committee
to nominate chief executive candidates should be comprised of 800 members representing
the Legislative Council and various sectors of the economy. ‘‘Full text of
NPC delegation on Hong Kong’s constitutional development,’’ Xinhua, December 29,
2007.
215. Economist Intelligence Unit, ‘‘Politics: Surprise! Democracy delayed,’’ Business
Asia Select, January 14, 2008. Nexis.com.
216. Economist Intelligence Unit, ‘‘Politics: Surprise! Democracy delayed,’’ Business
Asia Select, January 14, 2008. Nexis.com.
217. ‘‘Democrats retain HKong Council Veto,’’ Radio Australia, September 8, 2008.
218. ‘‘Hong Kong democrats retain veto power in election,’’ Agence France Presse,
September 8, 2008; ‘‘Hong Kong Votes for Democracy,’’ Wall Street Journal, September
8, 2008; ‘‘SCMP [South China Morning Post]: Chief Executive Describes
Legco [Legislative Council] Election Result ‘Good,’ ‘Comfortable,’’’ South China
Morning Post, September 14, 2004. OSC ID: CPP20040915000056.
219. ‘‘Hong Kong democrats retain veto power in election,’’ Agence France Presse,
September 8, 2008; ‘‘Hong Kong Votes for Democracy,’’ Wall Street Journal, September
8, 2008.
220. Malcolm Moore, ‘‘Democrats squeeze through in Hong Kong elections,’’ Telegraph.co.uk,
September 8, 2008.
221. ‘‘Hong Kong Votes for Democracy,’’ Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2008.
222. ‘‘Hong Kong democrats retain veto power in election,’’ Agence France Presse,
September 8, 2008.
223. ‘‘Hong Kong Bars Chinese Dissident,’’ Washington Post, August 7, 2008;
Stephanie Ebbert, ‘‘Harvard scholar detained in Hong Kong,’’ Boston Globe, August
6, 2008.
224. ‘‘China blocks Wang Dan from HK visit during Olympics,’’ Reuters, August
23, 2008.
225. U.S. Department of State staff, e-mail interview with Commission staff, October
7, 2008.
226. ‘‘The report on the first five years of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of the People’s Republic of China,’’ Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region, July 2002. www.info.gov.hk/info/sar5/e12.htm.
227. ‘‘SCMP: Visa Curbs Bad for Business, Chambers Say,’’ South China Morning
Post, July 26, 2008. OSC ID: CPP20080726968001.
228. ‘‘SCMP: ‘Olympic Cities Block Foreign Business Visas,’’’ South China Morning
Post, July 24, 2008. OSC ID: CPP20080724715009.
229. ‘‘SCMP: Mainland Visa Restrictions on Foreigners in HK To Be Lifted,’’
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2008. OSC ID: CPP20080922968066.
230. ‘‘China blames U.S. for denial of ship visit to Hong Kong,’’ International Herald
Tribune, November 29, 2007.
231. David Lague, ‘‘China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships,’’ New York
Times, November 29, 2007.
232. Julian E. Barnes, ‘‘U.S. takes issue with China snub,’’ Los Angeles Times,
November 28, 2007.
233. Ed Johnson and Allen T. Cheng, ‘‘China Denied Minesweepers Access to
Hong Kong, U.S. Navy Says,’’ Bloomberg, November 28, 2007.
234. David Lague, ‘‘China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships,’’ New York
Times, November 29, 2007.
235. ‘‘First ship visits Hong Kong since carrier snub,’’ MilitaryTimes, January 29,
2008. http://www.militarytimes.com/forums/showthread.phpt=1561915.