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As as need of a EUM mating on 23 October, the

5.

The best answer is to reaffirm our

determination to eliminate discrimination in favour

of Hong Kong's principal competitors in the first

Annual Review. But to the extent that this will be

believed it is also a hostage to fortune. We cannot

be sure that the Community will agree and we must

leave open the possibility of failure. But if the '

Prime Minister is to carry conviction in Hong Kong,

he will need to emphasise that we will honour our

promise to press most resolutely and publicly for the

change next year.

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