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Hong Kong Protests Cleared the Air

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published December 18, 2014 at 10:34 AM HST

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Earlier this week, authorities in Hong Kong cleared the last of the protest barricades from city streets. The demonstrations may be over for the time being, but they also produced some unexpected results. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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