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Doctor Cynic Donating Member (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 03:33 PM
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US Navy ships drop HK visit plan
Source: BBC

The US Navy says Chinese approval for its vessels to enter Hong Kong for the Thanksgiving holiday has come too late.

The navy said the ships had already left the area, after China initially refused their request to dock.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7106871.stm


What a shame for those sailors...
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harpboy_ak Donating Member (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 07:27 PM
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1. Probably prevented some STDs
Well, their action probably saved a few sailors from contracting STDs.
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