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FOR CLEMENCY IN TRINIDAD, BUT WOULD NOT DO SO IN HONG KONG. WE ARE THEREFORE PREPARING, FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES ONLY, A RELEASE SETTING OUT THE ESSENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES. WE WILL CLEAR THIS WITH YOU.

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