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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: PRESS COVERAGE
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PRESS COVERAGE HERE OF YOUR VISIT TO HONG KONG HAS BEEN PREDICTABLY INCOMPLETE AND UNBALANCED, WITH MORE EMPHASIS ON LOCAL REACTIONS THAN ON THE CONTENT OF YOUR SPEECH ON 3 JULY AND YOUR OTHER STATEMENTS TO THE HONG KONG PRESS. NEITHER OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS HEE HAVE BEEN PREEPARED TO REPRODUCE YOUR SPEECH, EVEN IN SUMMARY, BUT BOTH HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONSIDER PRINTING A LETTER FROM ME.
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I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO TAKE THEM UP ON THIS OFFER. MIFT CONTAINS A POSSIBLE TEXT AND I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
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