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that neither he nor HE favoured this approach. He thought LV
could forget it. What applied at Westminster was one thing.
But we were talking about Hong Kong. Mr. Boyd pointed out
that, even if one hypothetically eliminated various approaches
at this stage, it was still necessary to demonstrate that the
Hong Kong people would enjoy the high degree of autonomy
promised to them in the Joint Declaration (Lu nodded). He
thought it too early to reach conclusions on the various
ways in which this goal might be achieved. CS said that
the task ahead whether for the British administration or
China was not easy.
There would be difficult moments.
But we had a shared goal and he was sure we would reach it.
18.
The Kowloon Walled City was raised separately.
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