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NOT THESE THREATS WERE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION WAS TO SOME EXTENT IRRELEVANT, SINCE IF THE CHINESE SUCCEEDED IN GENERATING FURTHER CONCERN ON THIS ISSUE, THOSE IN HONG KONG WHO MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PASSPORTS OR VISAS UNDER ANY NEW SAFETY NET ARRANGEMENTS MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO LEAVE WHILE THEY WERE SURE THEY COULD GET OUT.
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