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A minor criticism of the book, which is (i)_____ an understanding of the difficulty of doing direct research in Hong Kong’s, is that So relied on secondary sources to tell the story of Hong Kong's political development, with previous histories of the period (ii)_____ his research. Given So's (iii)_____ many of the players in Hong Kong politics, it is surprising that he did not use interviews and other forms of direct research to delve further into the motivations, strategies, and tactics of participants.

A.attributable to
B.exacerbated by
C.tempered by

D.largely debunked by
E.obviating the need for
F.playing a large role in

G.deference to
H.estrangement from
I.proximity to




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有人对SO的研究颇有微词，因为他们觉得SO都是依赖于二手信息而对HK的政治发展做研究，而之前的历史对于他的研究意义重大。但是这种批评被SO研究的困难性给推翻了，因为SO做的研究难度是很高的。而由于SO对于HK的政客非常亲近，他没有使用直接的采访和调查倒是十分稀奇。

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