When Deng came to power he sent Mr Ji to Hong Kong to arrange for its return to China.

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On his return to Hong Kong 10 years later, his father's rice paddy was paved over and his old neighborhood had become a dormitory suburb called Fanling New Town.

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Lintner and other experts expected the Chinese to stamp out organized crime after Hong Kong's return to mainland control in 1997.

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