Invite comes despite vow by former foreign secretary to halt exports of teargas to territory
A delegation from Hong Kong has been invited by the British government to attend a flagship arms fair in London despite a promise made by the former foreign secretary in June to halt exports of teargas to the crisis-hit territory.
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