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and the input from Hong Kong itself, touch on the
confidence factor and on the timescale within which
we are working in Hong Kong. Others such as the
political interest of Japan and of the other European
countries in entering into a long term and expensive
partnership with Hong Kong have implications for
the future of their relationships with us and with
China. These are specifically FCO interests, which
may indeed sometimes diverge from our overriding
interest in getting the contract for ourselves.
6. It may well be that all these points will be
covered in the Executive Council paper, in which
case we need trouble you no further. If not I am
sure you will keep us posted.
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