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THE QUOTATION WHICH HAD BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO HIM. IT RAN AS
FOLLOWS:
'FOR MANY YEARS HONG KONG, A DYNAMIC FREE MARKET SOCIETY HAS
PROSPERED AS A NEIGHBOUR AND PARTNER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA. IT IS OUR AIM TO ENSURE THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP CAN
CONTINUE AND BE ENHANCED, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S UNIQUE
AND FLOURISHING COMMUNITY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS PEOPLE.'
IN THE EVENT, HE CHOSE NOT TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO HIS FORMAL
STATEMENT, AND HE DID NOT NEED TO USE THE WORDING IN RESPONSE TO
ANY QUESTION.
5.
MR LUCE IS DUE TO BRIEF CONSERVATIVE BACK-BENCHERS AGAIN
TOMORROW. WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT HE SHOULD RE-EMPHASISE THE NEED FOR
STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE TALKS ON THE FUTURE.
SIGNED R D CLIFT
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