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5.
(If the Chinese ask about longer term problems).
Need to
Not too soon to open a dialogue on the longer term future
of Hong Kong. This is in both our interests.
understand each other's position.. But we need at the same
time a means of dealing with the New Territories leases
question, which need not affect the position of either side
on the longer term.
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