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Wednesday, July 5, 1972
"At the time, the decision to leave unaltered the relationship
between the Hong Kong dollar and the pound sterling was the only practicable
immediate course open to us, since it was impossible to judge how events
would develop and where Hong Kong's true interests would lie.
"We were anxious to avoid making a hasty decision about the
future of the Hong Kong dollar which, as events unfolded, might not have
been in our best interest," he said.
Mr. Haddon-Cave said that, in due course, he would hope that
members of the Council would wish to debate the decision taken in the
Council.
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