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countries wish to regard it as the ending
of an anomalous situation that was a
hindrance to the development of their
long term relations with China? Would it,
indeed, be in Britain's best long term
interests to surrender Hong Kong before
Chinese pressures become intollerable?
And what would become of the 2 million
plus British subjects in the colony?
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