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themselves significantly to Hong Kong's future.
4.
Mr Keswick said that, while in Hong Kong, he had called on Zhou Nan. He had been struck by Zhou's friendly attitude
towards him. He had been the very model of sweetness and light, avoiding all contentious subjects. Mr Keswick contrasted Zhou Nan's behaviour on this occasion with the hostile and sour manner he had adopted during their last meeting. On that occasion he had insisted on using an interpreter; on the latest call he had spoken in impeccable English.
5. Mr Keswick contrasted this friendly Chinese attitude towards himself ("people who don't really matter, like us") with the aggressively hostile attitude which the Chinese
were taking in private about the British Government in
contact with others. He said that the US Consul General in
Hong Kong had told him that the Chinese were very rude about HMG and were making it clear that they did not trust us any
more.
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A R Paul
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