upwards of a million/Chinese nationals living in
Hong Kong under the British Administration of
their own election, presumably because they
prefer to live under the British Administration,
though they may not, of course, be prepared to
say so.
The foregoing is, of course, very much
for your own personal eye. As I have explained,
I am not in a position to let you have any views
to pass on to your constituent, to whom, in any
case you will no doubt be sending a purely
noncommital reply, merely noting the views quoted
in her letter.
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