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On the one hand
I have no doubt
WHY MUST WE STICK TO THE TERMS OF THE MEMORANDUM?
4. The Memorandum represents а commitment by HMG.
people in Hong Kong will expect us to stand by it.
that this was fundamental to their acceptance of the agreement as a
whole.
other hand the Chinese will certainly expect us to
remain within its terms.
cannot expect others to keep theirs.
On the
If we do not keep our commitments
we
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