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TAINTED' TERMS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM LEGISLATION.
7. THERE WERE SIGNS THAT THE CHINESE STILL SEE THE ROAD TO
FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE TALKS IN TERMS OF AGREEMENT ON PRINCIPLES
RATHER THAN SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION OF DETAILS AND PRACTICALITIES.
WE STRESSED THE NEED TO TACKLE DETAILS IF:
(A) CONFIDENCE AND CONTINUITY IN HONG KONG WERE TO BE SUSTAINED
IN THE LONG TERM:
(B) WE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY PARLIAMENT, WERE TO FORM A CONSIDERED
VIEW OF THE OVERALL PACKAGE OF CHINESE PROPOSALS:
(C) BOTH SIDES WERE TO REACH ARRANGEMENTS FOR HONG KONG WHICH
WOULD FULFILL THE AGREED COMMON AIM OF THE TALKS.
8. ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE SHOWED LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR
ARGUMENTS, WE MANAGED TO PUT OVER A FAIR AMOUNT OF DETAILED
MATERIAL AND TO PRESS THE CASE FOR PRAGMATIC CONSIDERATION OF
SPECIFIC AREAS OF ADMINISTRATION. WE MADE A MAJOR EFFORT TO
DISPEL THE EVIDENT CHINESE DOUBTS ABOUT OUR MOTIVES. WE
REITERATED THAT WE ARE SINCERELY PREPARED TO EXAMINE WHETHER ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY COULD
BE BUILT ON THE CHINESE PLAN FOR HONG KONG. OUR PROPOSAL TO
PROCEED ON THIS BASIS INVOLVED NO (NO) ASPIRATIONS TO SEEK
CO-ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY.
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