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In this picture taken on January 10, 2019, residential buildings are seen in the village where William Liu, a 22-year old democracy activist, lives in a rural northern part of Hong Kong known as the "New Territories". - The "New Territories" were leased by Britain from China in 1898 and under a colonial-era policy that remains in place, any male who can trace their lineage back to that period has the right to build a three-storey house on his land without paying a land fee. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH Hong Kong-discrimination-justice-housing,FEATURE by Catherine LAI (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)

In this picture taken on January 10, 2019, residential buildings are seen in the village where William Liu, a 22-year old democracy activist, lives in a rural northern part of Hong Kong known as the "New Territories". - The "New Territories" were leased by Britain from China in 1898 and under a colonial-era policy that remains in place, any male who can trace their lineage back to that period has the right to build a three-storey house on his land without paying a land fee. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH Hong Kong-discrimination-justice-housing,FEATURE by Catherine LAI (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)
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