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China and Hong Kong a relationship that recognises the
tremendous mutual interest they have.
ists that
about 30 years from HOW
we hall have to hand over the bulk of the territory there
to China
That is so is it not,
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Yes indeed that is s0.
I've just indicated how reluctant
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I always am to prophesy even over a very short period and je would be a rash person who would like to prophesy what the shape of the world' will be 50 years from now, I think all I would like to say is that I believe that the mutual interest between the mainland of China and Hong Kong, a real mutual interest, and therefore with some good forture and a great deal
of good statesmanship, I think one ought to be able to
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look forward to that period in 1997]with[e]reasonable optimism [that a solution can then be found that would be acceptable to
both xxx sides.
Are you saying by that Secretary of State, are you inferring that we might perhaps be able to hang on to Hong Kong
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I wasn't wanting to prophesy in detail, I'm simply saying that I don't think there's any reason for CATACLYSMIC views
at this moment about the impossibility of achieving an agreement
at that time that meets the needs of the people on both sides
le present border.
Secretary of State thank you very much.
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