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Hong Kong Airport Talks to Resume: China has agreed to resume high-level talks with Britain about Hong Kong’s airport project, ending an eight-month hiatus in negotiations for the financing of one of Asia’s most ambitious infrastructure developments. The government said the Airport Committee of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group will meet Friday, the fourth anniversary of the suppression of the Beijing democracy movement.
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