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views on how a statement/asserting Chinese sovereignty would now be seen in Hong Kong, We have your and Cradock's
joint memorandum annexed to your letter to McLaren of
21 December 1978, in which you foresaw a possible loss of
confidence in Hong Kong unless there was a very firm
batanta fizzy Chinese assurance on the long-term future. We would need
to ensure that any public statement on New Territories leases
was sufficiently strong to meet this.
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