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5. EITHER ALTERNATIVE IN PARA 3 WOULD OFFER ME A WAY OUT, PARTICULARLY 3(B), EVEN IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS TIME IF NOW IS
IMPOSSIBLE. BUT IF THESE OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND NEVER LIKELY TO BE, THE SOONER I KNOW THE BETTER.
6. IN LETTING ME HAVE YOUR CONCLUSIONS I KNOW YOU WILL BEAR IN MIND THE VERY SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF IMPOSING CURRENT UK VIEWS ON THIS BASICALLY CHINESE COMMUNITY IN A MATTER WHICH IT BELIEVES TO INVOLVE ITS PERSONAL SAFTEY, AND PROBABLY RIGHTLY SO.
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