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4. THE NEW EVENING FOST (COMMUNIST), HN A COMMENTARY, SAID THAT NO BREAKTHROUGH COULD BE EXPECTED HTME CURRENT ROUND. JUDGING FROM THE BRITISH RESPONSE TO THE MFA SPOKESMAN'S REMAKRS ON THE SEPTEMBER 1984 DEADLINE, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT EVIDENTLY STILL HAD MANY TRUCKS UP ITS SLEEVE, AND WOULD BE PREPARED TO PLAY THEM ONE BY ONE AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR BRITAIN TO ACCEPT A DEADLINE FOR THE TALKS BECAUSE OF BRITISH DELAY:ING TACTICS. TWO OTHER LEFT-WING NEWSPAPERS, THE THIN THA DAILY NEWS AND THE CENTRE DAILY NEWS, CARRIED EDITORIALS ECHOING THE THOUGHT THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH
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