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NSA leak: Why Edward Snowden's Hong Kong gamble might pay off
"HONG KONG – On the face of it, a United Nations High Commission for Refugees press conference, on the eve of World Refugee Day, did not seem to bring encouraging news for Edward Snowden, the alleged National Security Agency leaker.
"We prioritize older cases," Nazneen Farooqi, a UNHCR Protection Officer, told the South China Morning Post. She said she was speaking hypothetically, since as a matter of policy the organization will not comment on any individual cases.
There are currently 1,200 asylum seekers in Hong Kong, and some have been waiting for years to be processed."
http://behindthewall.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/20/19058271-nsa-leak-why-edward-snowdens-hong-kong-gamble-might-pay-off?lite
