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Hong Kong's pink dolphins at risk of disappearing

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As Hong Kong seeks to expand its international airport and with a major new bridge project under way, campaigners warn that the dwindling number of pink dolphins in the already busy surrounding waters may disappear altogether. Duration: 02:12

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