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Thank you very much for the lunch and tennis on
Saturday.
We enjoyed it enormously and it was very kind
Indeed or you and Nina to invite us in the midst of the
Kuliday.
you very kindly asked me to let you know our views on
the mcconnell Bi11. We understand the aim of the Bill,
which is to support the Joint Declaration and to express
Lne united states' continuing interest in Hong Kong. But
as you will know, the Bill has provoked strong protests
from the Chinese, who claim to see it as interference by a
unard country in their affairs, and we are concerned that
it should not backfire. We have made known to the
Administration and to members of your staff that we have
concerns about the Bill. The requirement that the
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