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Hong Kong,s government warned Washington that withdrawing its special US status, which  has underpinned the city as a global financial hub , could be a "double-edged sword" and urged the United States to stop  interfering internal affairs. The  statement came as US president Donald Trump is due to announce later on Friday his response to the  Chinese parliament,s advancement of national security legislation for Hong Kong, which democracy activists and western countries fear could erode the city,s freedoms. The former  British colony enjoys a high degree of autonomy under a "One country, two systems" formula since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997. "Any sanctions are a double -edged sword that will not only harm the interests of Hong Kong but also significantly those of the US,"the city,s government said late on Thursday. The former British colony enjoys a high degree of autonomy under a “one country, two systems” formula since it return...