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1 For earlier discussion of these issues, see the exchange between Hsin-chi Kuan, Joseph Y. S. Cheng and Lau Siu-kai in Security Dialogue , vol. 28, no. 2, June 1997, pp. 233-246; and Yiu-chung Wong, `The Two-Faced Tung Cheehwa', Security Dialogue , vol. 28, no. 3, September 1997, pp. 380-382.
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2 South China Morning Post , 9 August 1998.
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3 South China Morning Post , 4 August 1998.
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4 In August 1998, the Department of Health discovered a new virus called H5N1 in a boy who later died of complications. The origin of the virus was found to be chickens. To prevent it from spreading, the department killed 1.2 million chickens. The Hong Kong SAR boasted that the new international airport, costing HK$170 billion, would be one of the most modern airports in the world. Upon its opening on 7 July 1998, it was found to be in near-total paralysis, unable to cope with the flow of passengers. The airport had to suspend its cargo-handling service for two weeks, and it was not completely restored until the end of August.
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5 Ming Po Daily , 2 July 1998.
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6 Ming Po Daily , 4 June 1998.
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7 According to the Hong Kong SAR Police Public Relations Bureau, the number of street demonstrations in Hong Kong from July 1997 to August 1998 was 1,786.
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8 Daniel Fung left the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong SAR in October 1998.