They fear that the Chinese leaders. who have shown more interest in maintaining their ironfisted control of the people than in respecting basic human rights and needs. will ultimately strip them of their rights and treat them with the same respect they showed the peaceful protesters In Tiananmen Square. The people of Hong Kong have started voting with their feet and have begun to flee Hong Kong In record numbers. This year 62.000 people will emigrate from Hong Kong. It is in the Interest of those who support human rights worldwide that the rights of the people of Hong Kong be preserved after 1997. and that Hong Kong remain a working example of human and economic freedom that can set an example for the rest of China. The global community must make it clear that preserving the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong Is a priority and that the world is closely monitoring the actions of the Chinese regime as 1997 draws near.
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