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Of course for Hong Kong Angio-Chinese relations are of special importance, How do you see, Foreign Secretary, the future of Britain's relationship with the People's Republic of Chăng?

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SİZ AMA: PAll I think our relationship is begiming to be better, notiord dwyzovquent over the past two years. Nothing very much could happen before Cure decided to come out of her loolatien, but now eke is a neuber of the United Natione che vanta to de more business I think with the western vorld and got luvastments Cox Chian I think reletion will doprovoz ani wo era trying now to oatsblish a relationship in which ve ghell have an futursader rather than a Charge d'Affaizea ard therefore I hope this v122 rupegad,

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Sunation: Turning to Japan, to which you Sraval after Hong Kong aré Seoul, rhat tmpfen erw likely to arise in thaoc rogulu? czebatgeo which you lurO with your countorpart in Japan, Mr. Fucus, the Foreign. Mindster.

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