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ELECTIONS, HKG WOULD DOUBTLESS NEED TO RESPOND: WORST SCENARIO
WAS CHINESE INTERFERENCE AT THAT STAGE. PAO THOUGHT CHINESE
UNDERSTOOD THIS: INFORMAL DIALOGUE WAS IMPORTANT. WILSON SAID WE
HAD MADE REASONABLE PROGRESS IN ESTABLISHING SUCH A DIALOGUE IN
HONG KONG. FINALLY, WILSON STRESSED NEED FOR CHINESE
REPRESENTATIVES TO BE CAREFUL IN THEIR STATEMENTS ABOUT HONG
KONG. PAO THOUGHT CHINESE NOW REALISED THIS: JI PENGFEI HAD BEEN
MORE CAREFUL.
HOWE
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