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**WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE POST OF ASSISTANT EDITOR AND CO- DIRECTOR OF THE ASIA MONITOR MIGHT MAKE HER ABLE TO SUGGEST SHE IS A JOURNALIST. IN ANY CASE, EVEN APPLYING THE SPIRIT OF THE HELSINKI AGREEMENT, DOES NOT CONFER ON A JOURNALIST THE RIGHT OF PERMANENT STAY IN HONG KONG''.
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