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CHINESE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COLONY. THEY WERE THERE- FORE GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE REASSURING NOISES AND SEEMED DETERMINED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE QUICKLY. IN RESPONSE TO A QUEST- ION HE ALSO SAID THAT THE CHINESE SEEMED TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON DETAILS OF POLICY FOR HONG KONG THAN HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THE CASE.
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