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if the balance of trade between Britain and Hong Kong were not
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so heavily weighted in your favour. There have been some
very good contracts obtained recently by British firms.
welcome this. It is, of course, up to individual British
businessmen to make the most of the opportunities here. But
anything you can do to encourage British exports to Hong Kong
will be very useful.
There are, of course, people in Britain who are out of sympathy
with the Hong Kong way of doing things. That is only to be
expected. But you should see their criticisms in the proper
perspective. I am told that questions about Hong Kong in the
British Parliament are often given front-page treatment by local
newspapers. I can assure you that they attract much less
attention in Britain.
And you should remember that Hong Kong
has many more friends than critics, in Parliament and outside
it.
People in Britain have a great deal of respect and
admiration for what you have achieved.
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