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Window on Red China and Hong Kong's uneasy border
A column depicting Hong Kong as a bustling, strategic transshipment hub facing growing mainland China tension. It notes 2,300,000 refugees mainly in Kowloon, dense harbor traffic, and the 20 mile border to the Bamboo Curtain at Lowu with border processing for laborers and visitors.
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Far East
Hong Kong
China
Asia
Red China
Free World
Kowloon
New Territories
Britain
Lowu
National City Bank
U.S
Shanghai and Hong Kong Bank