Even before the formal reversion ceremonies were complete, Chinese troops uniformed in ceremonial white entered the former British territory. The government's first order of business: A middle-of-the-night session of the new Provisional Legislature to repeal the city's relatively liberal protest laws and "modify" other civil liberties.
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Even before the formal reversion ceremonies were complete, Chinese troops uniformed in ceremonial white entered the former British territory. The government's first order of business: A middle-of-the-night session of the new Provisional Legislature to repeal the city's relatively liberal protest laws and "modify" other civil liberties.