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HONG KONG: Hong Kong has no legal basis to demand that any particular rights be extended to 12 Hong Kong people detained in China as they tried to flee by boat and they will have to face the law there, the city's chief executive said on Tuesday (Sep 22). The 12 were arrested on Aug 23 for illegal entry into mainland Chinese waters after setting off from Hong Kong in a boat bound for self-ruled Taiwan following a crackdown on activists in the former British colony. Advertisement READ: China arrests at least 10 at sea; HK media say suspects fleeing...
