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Pawn shop in Peking

Wednesday 02 December 1992 00:02 GMT
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A pawnbroker takes in silver at the Jinbao pawn shop on its opening day in Peking, the first pawn shop to open in the city for 40 years

Photograph: Greg Baker/AP

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