41.   The Hong Kong government has protested to China, and Gov. Chris Patten has ordered marine authorities to take a tougher line on such incursions.

42.   The government has protested the deportations, he said.

43.   The government on Tuesday protested over the burning of a Singapore flag in the Philippines, another sign of strained relations since the execution of a Filipino maid here.

44.   The Greek Cypriot government has protested repeatedly to the United Nations to intervene to protect the Christian holy places and the Greek cultural heritage in general in northern Cyprus.

45.   The Israeli government on Tuesday protested the continued employment of a Brooklyn rabbi who had called for the death of Yitzhak Rabin before his assassination.

46.   The Indonesian government has protested several times about the actions of East Timorese demonstrators in Australia.

47.   The Okinawan prefectural government protested those remarks in letters sent Monday to U.S. military and consular officials, Kyodo News Service reported.

48.   The Mexican government has already protested the initiative, which would deny illegal immigrants in California non-emergency medical and educational benefits.

49.   The Mexican government strongly protested that U.S. drug agents had carried out the sting operation without prior approval or notification to Mexico City.

50.   The Montenegrin government has protested the blockade several times without results.