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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 1 Oct 2014

    Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten tells BBC that current situation is a "breach of what China had promised"http://bbc.in/1vx32f7 

    6:02 AM - 1 Oct 2014
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      1. Chris Pickens‏ @ChrisPickens2 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I don't recall an abundance of democracy in Hong Kong when the Brits were running things either. #Hypocrites.

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      2. PEACE CASTLE‏ @PEACENOW_ 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        There should be a new period of genuine consultation over democratic reform Dialogue must replace teargas & pepperspray LPatten @BBCBreaking

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      3. PEACE CASTLE‏ @PEACENOW_ 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @PEACENOW_

        #China said these matters were within the autonomy of the #HongKong government & they are now reneging on that ~Chris Patten Fmr HK Gov @BBC

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      4. PEACE CASTLE‏ @PEACENOW_ 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @PEACENOW_

        The current situation represented a breach of what the Chinese government have promised #HongKong ~Lord Patten @BBChttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29430229 …

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      2. Scott Gòrdan  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @duckfundee 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Yeah its not as if us brits would do such a thing though eh ??

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      2. c.h. chong‏ @ahhai 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking He would say that. What freedoms did Britain give Hong Kong before 1997?

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      1. Ian Enters‏ @IanEnters 1 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking As trustworthy as our government when it comes to promises then.

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      1. Anyone‏ @SmartMerican 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Who is dumber - the one who lied or the one who happily believed the lie? It's China.

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      2. Ian Reynolds‏ @pumps1000 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Let's send in the troops and take it over again.

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      3. Olivia‏ @OliviaLiu1314 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @pumps1000

        @pumps1000_ian @BBCBreaking @BBCNews what do u mean?

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      4. Ian Reynolds‏ @pumps1000 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @OliviaLiu1314

        @OliviaLiu1314 Sorry it was rather poor joke. Patten had said 'this is not what was agreed' re democracy when UK returned HK to China.

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      2. Nikolai‏ @thelastagitator 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking The West promise Russia not to advance Eastward, is that not also a 'breach'?

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      3. mike‏ @drifter104 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @thelastagitator

        @thelastagitator @BBCBreaking technically those countries are advancing westward

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      4. Nikolai‏ @thelastagitator 1 Oct 2014
        Replying to @drifter104

        @drifter104 @BBCBreaking Not the country the military base, the ABM and the 'rapid advance forces'. NATO is miritaristic not peaceful.

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      1. bill ng‏ @billfireng 3 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking china breaks hi promise

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      1. habu akio‏ @teruyoaki 2 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Anyone who believes China would keep the promise of ensuring democratic election in Hong Kong is a Utopian or a sucker.

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      1. 爲藏‏ @tamezou6 1 Oct 2014
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        @BBCBreaking US is Britain, China is Germany - uncomfortable parallels with the era of the 1st world warhttp://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21591853-century-there-are-uncomfortable-parallels-era-led-outbreak …

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