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Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People's Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech.

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Edward Snowden
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 21
Computer Scientist
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Whistleblower
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Edward Joseph Snowden
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