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job of running
Hong
Kong
by
itself. We have sole
responsibility for our internal affairs, such as education,
social welfare and medical services. For the past 20 years
Or SQ, we have made all our own policy decisions in other
important areas such as the economy, trade and finance.
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Kingdom.
As a result, we have developed some interests
which are separate from those of the United
Sometimes we have found ourselves on opposite sides of the
negotiating table. In the past year or two, for instance,
we have had to negotiate about the relative shares of costs
incurred by the British Garrison in Hong Kong and we have
had discussions about the part the United Kingdom plays in
resettling Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong. When this
happens, you can be sure that your Government argues hard
on Hong Kong's behalf.
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We have also put forward a clear Hong Kong case on
the nationality issue. I have said that I fully understand
sympathise with the widespread hope in Hong Kong that
Britain would grant the right of abode in the United
Kingdom to all Hong Kong British nationals. I have also
said that, in my
view, such a move, if it were possible,
/would
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