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to Hong Kong. With the setting up of the ten urban
District Boards and the close cooperation which we have
with the Boards, the Council is even more firmly committed
to this aim. This is all the more necessary by reason of
the Sino-British negotiations on the future of Hong Kong.
Sino-British Negotiations on Hong Kong's Future
5.
The next round of talks on Hong Kong's future
will take place in Peking on January 25-26.
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Although I have no knowledge of the details of
the discussions, I wish, however, to express my personal
assessment of the feelings and aspirations of the majority
of Hong Kong 5.5 million citizens.
7.
First of all, British colonialism no matter how
benevolent and efficient it is, should in due course be
replaced by self-administration by Hong Kong people. It
would appear that this view is well accepted by Britain.
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