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WOULD THAT BE AT ALL MANAGEABLE
FOR YOUR PEOPLE (DESPITE THEIR LIKELY DISCUSSIONS WITH LEGCO ON THE BUDGET)?
4. IF YOU AGREE, A FIRST STEP MIGHT BE, AS BROADBENT DISCUSSED WITH YEUNG AND SELBY, FOR EACH SIDE TO DRAW UP AS COMPREHENSIVE A LIST AS POSSIBLE OF ANY ISSUES WE CAN THINK OF WHICH MIGHT CAUSE CONCERN FOR THE CHINESE, OR FOR THE TREASURY HERE.
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PLEASE DO NOT EVEN THINK OF TRYING TO FIT ME IN TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR THIS STAY: YOU HAVE QUITE ENOUGH ON YOUR PLATE WITHOUT EXTRA HOUSE-GUESTS.
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