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SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT COULD ALSO BE THE IDEAL OCCASION TO EXTRACT FROM ANDRIESSEN A PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE OFFICE BEING OPENED IN 1991.

4. I AM ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, PLANNING TO DISCUSS TODAY WITH THE COMMISSION AND THE BELGIANS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN BRUSSELS SEPARATE FROM THE BRITISH EMBASSY. I WILL CERTAINLY MAKE THE POINT TO THEM THAT THE SETTING UP OF SUCH AN OFFICE WILL HELP TO BOOST MORALE AND CONFIDENCE IN THE

FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

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