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COMMENT:
EDMUND HO IS INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT. GRAHAM HEARD
ELSEWHERE THAT HE NARROWLY FAILED TO OUST MA MAN KEI AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECENTLY. AT THE MOMENT HE IS THE MOST ABLE (AND OBVIOUS) CANDIDATE FOR THE POST 1999 CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN PLACE SHORT OF GOOD CANDIDATES.
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