hong kong would have its freedoms for 50 years while becoming an inalienable part of china. jeffrey wasser strom points out it was shocking how little beijing interfered with hong kong was first. it was an economic powerhouse. some were hopeful hong kong might make the main lipd more democratic. that hasn t happened. as china s economy grew. the leverage hong konging had has shrunk as the size of its economies relative to schein slide from 20% of the mainland s in 1997 to about 3% today. shanghai began to rival hong kong as a financial center and now creeping nose control is visible. in recent years, beijing has attempted to interfere in matters of security and school curriculum and other things. in 2014, hong kong erupted in months of demonstrations known as the umbrella protests.
if he comes, the police have is to secure his safety. cambod cambodia s prime minister called for an inquiry into the infections last week. it s little reassurance for villagers here still waiting to find out if they have the virus. health officials are continuing to carry out tests to find out the extent of this mass infection and exactly how it spread. cnn, hong konging the family of an american woman released now from jail in east timor is anxious for her to get home. stacey addison was held for months on drug charges. her mother spoke with cnn affiliate station kobi. here s lesley ahrens with a report. bernadette got a call from a lawyer on christmas eve that her daughter was being released from prison. she was able to call me on his cell phone and you know, of course, i was crying and happy. and just really good to hear her voice.
passengers report hearing a loud bang and some were thrown out of seats but it s still unclear what the ferry may have hit. just over a year ago, a hong kong ferry collision killed 39 people. the city s worsts in 40 years. pauline chu, cnn, hong konging as far as mafia killings go, this one has to be one of the most gruesome. police in sovereigntily say a group of mafia assassins beat a man with a spade and then, i m having a hard time reading it, and then fed him alive to pigs. goodness me. this is alleged over a gang turf war. investigators say this brutal killing to put it mildly, was overheard during a phone wiretap. good heavens. let s go to thailand now. hundreds of protesters storming the army headquarters in bangkok today although it must be said relatively peacefully demanding the thy army help them remove