WORLD IN BRIEF : HONG KONG : Britain, China Agree on Court for Colony
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In a trade-off that drew praise as well as claims of a sellout, Britain and China broke a four-year stalemate and agreed on setting up a court to safeguard Hong Kong’s legal system after China takes over in 1997. Gov. Chris Patten urged Hong Kong’s legislature to endorse the agreement or risk a judicial vacuum in 1997. But Martin Lee, leader of the colony’s largest political party, charged that the deal was stacked in China’s favor.
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