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IS THE EXISTING COMMUNITY WHICH HAS TAKEN THE DECISION TO

I'CLUDE HONG KONG EVEN IN ADVANCE OF ENLARGEMENT,

6. PUT ACCEPTANCE AT THIS, STAGE OF THE COMMUNITY OFFER WOULD IN NO

SEUSE CLOSE THE DOOR TO SUPSEGUENTLY IMPROVING HONG KONG’S

ACCESS TO THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY UNDER THE SCHEME. IT WILL OF COURSE

BE NECESSARY FOR US TO DISCUSS AT A LATER STAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY

THE TECHNICAL ADAPTATIONS TO THEIR SCHEME THAT WILL BE NECESSARY

TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ITS EXTENSION TO AN ENLARGED COMMUNITY. AND THEY HAVE THEMSELVES REFERRED TO THE ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS

OF THE COMMUNITY SCHEME VHICH ARE TO TAKE PLACE AND IN WHICH

LE SHALL PARTICIPATE AFTER ENLARGEMENT AS FULL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY: BOTH THESE PROCEDURES SPOULD PROVIDE MUCH BETTER

OPPORTUNITIES THAN ARE OFFERED AT THE PRESENT TO INFLUENCE

THE COMMUNITY SCHEME IN A LAY HELOPTUL TO HONG KONG.

7. A FURTHER ARGUMENT IN FAVOUR OF A CUICK ACCEPTANCE OF THE

COMMUNITY OFFER IS THAT DELAY WILL GIVE THE AMERICANS ALD

JAPANESE AN ALIBI TO AVOID HATCHING THE COMMUNITY OFFER. AND

THE AMERICANS REFUSE TO INCLUDE HOPG KONG AT A TIME WIEN

Jeday WE ARE STILL HAGGLING WITH THE COMMUNITY OVER DETAILS. WE MAY

S dret alened [TO SCALE OF THEIR OFFER.

MEN US. Bummatim,

'IND THE COMMUNITY TRYING TO GO BACK ON OR AT LEAST TO REDUCE

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