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046177
MDLIAN 6582
''FURIOUS OPPOSITION FROM CHINA COULD UNDERMINE HONG KONG'S ECONOMY. IF THE ECONOMY WAS AFFECTED IRREVERSIBLY OR LONG TERM DAMAGE WAS DONE THEN HKG WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER SERIOUSLY WHETHER THERE WERE ALTERNATIVES.
MCLAREN
YYYY
MAIN
64
HKD
PUSD
FED
DISTRIBUTION
64
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
./MS BROOKS AND MR GILES
NEWS D
PS/MR GOODLAD SIR J COLES MR HUM
NTCD
NNNN
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