SECREThe
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24.
But the verdict of acceptance implies neither
positive enthusiasm nor passive acquiescence. The response
to the Assessment Office has demonstrated the realism of
the people of Hong Kong. They know that their future
now lies in their own hands; and the widespread concern
to be involved, as the Assessment Office report has
highlighted, in the drafting of the Basic Law is a timely
and important token of their wish to stand increasingly
on their own political feet.
Dated this 24th day of November 1984.
Pafrick Nairne
Fimm 7.5. Mis
luis
(Patrick Nairne)
(Simon F.S. Li)