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Date Added: May 27, 2008 11:24:03 PM

May 27 (Bloomberg) -- China plans to make it easier for foreign banks such as HSBC Holdings Plc to set up rural operations as the government seeks to boost funding for farmers, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

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