Not that we could have held onto them...I was there in the late seventies then again in the early eighties and walking up the territorial boundary/street (I forget the name now, one wouldn't dare cross onto the other side seeing as at least one in ten of the pedestrians wore a uniform and had a rifle with bayonet attached slung across their backs.
When ashore in the area having a drink it was an unwritten rule that one of the company remained sober to ensure nobody 'strayed' into China.
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Oh my God, not again!!
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