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established whether there are adequate grounds for prosecution. It is not clear whether the natural course of the investigations will take them past 3 November.
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I believe that the Governor's line is right: the Hong Kong authorities should be left to pursue their investigation and take decisions as to prosecution on the merits. Political interference of any kind could embroil Hong Kong in any subsequent controversy.
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