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		robocat on Aug 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Walk in Hong Kong The UK has a massive precedence of ceding independence to former colonies and overseas territories: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_that_have_... I can't see how you imply UK and the US have any link on the topic.

mytailorisrich on Aug 17, 2019 [–]

The point was about their territories proper, not overseas colonies.

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