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The idea of ​​admission to the United States has been discussed by some netizens based on Hong Kong's mature common law system, a long tradition of liberalism, and a vibrant civil society that makes it a global financial center much like London or New York. along with offers to become independent (within or outside the Commonwealth, as a republic or area of ​​the Commonwealth), reunification with the Commonwealth, confederation with Canada as an eleventh province or fourth territory (citing Ken McGoogan's proposal for Scotland), return to Britain as a dependent territory, joining the Republic of China (Taiwan) or joining other federations as a series of city-states. After the protests in Hong Kong in 2019-20, discussions on this topic seem to have intensified again. However, after China unilaterally passed Hong Kong's National Security Law, such discussions became illegal due to suspicions of secession.

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