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THE SIGNS OF MISTRUST BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA HAD DIMINISHED IN RECENT WEEKS AND THIS WAS A GOOD SIGN. THE MING PAO SAID THAT, WHILST THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN NO SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS DURING THE LAST NINE MONTHS, THE FREQUENT CONTACTS WHICH BOTH SIDES HAD MADE WITH HONG KONG PEOPLE INDICATED THAT THEIR WISHES WERE BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
YOUDE
:
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
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HD/HKD
COPIES TO:
HD/FED
MR. BURROWS
ED/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
PS
HD/PUSD
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
MR FLOWER
MR COLES
2 RESTRICTED
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MR WALKER, RESEARCH DEPT (90995)
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