U.S. and Hong Kong (2003)

White House Daily Briefing, July 16, 2003

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed reporters at the White House July 16.

Following is the transcript of the briefing:

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
July 16, 2003

PRESS BRIEFING BY SCOTT McCLELLAN

The James S. Brady Briefing Room

12:50 P.M. EDT

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Q: Scott, talking about Hong Kong, the people of Hong Kong are now crying for democracy and demonstrations are going on in the hundreds of thousands every day. And is -- warning them that it may come back, 1989, or it my repeat, 1989, Tiananmen Square. they may take action like in the 1989 Tiananmen Square. So what action do you think the President or U.S. will take, are they concerned about all these demonstrators?

MR. McCLELLAN: Let me try to come back to that. And I'll get you some information later. Let's try to get a couple more questions. Let's go quick. Ken, I'm sorry.

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END 1:20 P.M. EDT

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