,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4  
,perry introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
authorize the ,president to recognize   
the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative
 ,region of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china as a separate1 independent       
country1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hong ,kong ,freedom ,act4  #b4     
,statement of policy2 authorization  7a7
 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy 
of the ,united ,states that all         
territorial claims by the ,people's     
,republic of ,china over the area known 
as the ,hong ,kong ,special             
,administrative ,region are invalid and 
without merit4  7b7 ,authorization ,the 
,president is authorized to recognize   
the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative
 ,region of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china as a separate1 independent       

country1 in accordance with subsection  
7a74