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To: TobagoJack who wrote (61724)	4/11/2005 8:49:55 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<<<Was your proud Hong Kong "free" sytem not a result of British political systems?>> ... no clue, and not exactly important. The fact is, HK is the freeest there is on this planet, bar none, right now, right here.> TJ, Of course it was a result of the British system, and so are the delights of Bermuda, Jersey and other freedom-loving low tax places. I suspect Tobago, Trindad and other Caribbean places were also British Empire zones of freedom. Not all retain the nice demeanour enjoyed under the benign British - check out Zimbabwe for a nasty example, and not forgetting Idi Amin's efforts. I note that Hong Kong was NOT democratic under Pommyland, so there's more to freedom than democracy. Mqurice