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Sir Denys Roberts

CONFIDENTIAL

7 February 1978

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elections say that they would be likely to vote if elections were to be held. e are not, therefore, inclined to ive

much weight to bernacchi's warming hat to imore t survey's findings could lead to disturbances - unless

eliove there is something in it. The present system to understood and accepted by the Chinese Government and

change would we wound to arouse their suspicions. The '?uo's letter un caused us to look rain at our serumutions, but our conclusion is that the time has not yet or one possible enefits to the people of Hong Kong o. ten a more direct say in the way the territory is cuficient to justify the risk of an unfriendly Chi reaction if they suspected us of seeking to change

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