HONG KONG -- Thousands in Hong Kong braved sweltering heat to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II in a tribute seen by some as a quiet snub to Beijing's squeeze on civil liberties in the former British colony.
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Hong Kong mourns late queen in quiet snub to Beijing
Tributes seen by some as a dig at Chinese clampdown on former colony's freedoms
A woman cries as she pays tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong on Sept. 12. © Reuters
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