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Hong Kong: Long Term Study.

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points

made by the Governor of

Hong Kong last month) has been prepared in consultation with FED (Messis Murray and Denson). Our working draft has been entered at E/2 HKK. 4/1 below.

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are committed

on

the conclusion,

to obtaining

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inter-departmental clearance at official

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In this connection you should know that

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whom I have

Sought clearance for an amended version of

paras 17-19 of the study)

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that they should see the

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