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Quote by Martin Lee
This Martin Lee has two dreams. The first dream is to see democracy come to Hong Kong.
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The speaker says Martin Lee has two important hopes and identifies the first one clearly: to see democracy established in Hong Kong. The quote presents this as a personal aspiration, while leaving the second dream unspecified.
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- U.S. Senate Committee hearing transcript
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- Official Statement
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