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FEBRUARY). THERE ARE SIGNS THAT MEMBERS OF LEGCO WHO ARE WELL DISPOSED TO US ARE BEGINNING TO CONSIDER SERIOUSLY HOW THEY MIGHT PUT TOGETHER AN ALTERNATIVE PACKAGE THAT COULD BE SEEN AS SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE. THIS MAY PROVE TO BE A WAY FORWARD, ALTHOUGH WE MUST UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE ON THE SLIDE.
4.
WE SHALL BE CONSIDERING OUR FUTURE STRATEGY IN MORE DETAIL TOMORROW (3 DECEMBER), AND WILL TELEGRAPH FURTHER IN THE LIGHT OF THAT. BUT NOTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR HAS SHAKEN MY BELIEF THAT I SHOULD STAND FIRM, SO LONG AS MY PROPOSALS HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE COMMUNITY. BUT IF THIS SUPPORT MELTS AWAY, WE SHOULD NOT TRY TO BE MORE HEROIC THAN THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ARE PREPARED TO BE.
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MAIN
63
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
DISTRIBUTION
72
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
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CAOFF//MS D CORNER CAOFF//MR CHARLTON PS/PM
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