Rejected petition Return Hong Kong to a 'British Oversees Territory'

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In view of resent protests by the people of Hong Kong, the signatories with to petition the governments of the United Kingdom and of the People's Republic of China to listen to the wishes of the majority of the residents of Hong Kong and give that region back it's status of a 'British Overseas Territory'

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Date submitted 2 July 2013
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