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cide and swing the marginal vote if only we did not listen to the advice of those people whose words and assessments we placed so
much trust on.
Sir, it is of course pointless to dwell on the past and
We should not harbour any grudges moot on what might have been. for we do understand now the reasons why the British subjects in Hong Kong were singled out for different treatment.
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may feel unhappy about what had happened but we should be compassionate enough to accept the reality with dignity. should understand that the British Government has to take steps to protect the interests of their country for it would have been a nightmare for any Government in Britain to be exposed to the possibility, however slight, that the already heavily burdened social security system might well be further stretched. thought of absorbing even 20% of the 2 1/2 million possible extra participants in the British social security system would certainly send chills down the spines of a lot of ill-informed UK citizens. Nevertheless we would have been much happier if somehow those British politicians could be slightly more honest and told us the It is with this thought in mind that truth right from the start.
I wish to plea to whoever that takes part in the debate in Westminster to rise to the occasion this time around; to do some hard soul-searching and try to take heed of our concerns; listen attentively to our suggestions and the rationale behind our
suggestions;
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and finally, persuade the U.K. Government to adopt our With this background that
proposals. I venture to suggest three areas which they might wish to take into consideration in their future deliberations and debate.
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