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PRACTICE A DIFFICULT ONE. ON THE ONE HAND, HE IS A SERVANT OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND ON THE OTHER, OBLICED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC OPINION, AS EXPERIENCED BY THE UNOFFICIALS, AND TO GOVERN BY CONSENSUS. IT IS RECOGNISED PRACTICE THAT IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES THE GOVERNOR ACTS AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN HMG AND THE UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG KONG OPINION TO REPRESENT THE HONG KONG VIEW, THIS IS NOT AT VARIANCE WITH HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY OUT THE INSTRUCTIONS OF HMG IN THE LAST RESORT.
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