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Colonies. It would be necessary to work out a precise fallback position, acceptable to the people of the Colony, to the Government in Peking, and of course to the British authorities. Mr Blaker said he would let Hong Kong know if the timetable of visits and consultations which Sir Y K Kan and Mr Cheung had proposed would not allow sufficient time for Hong Kong's position to be taken into account before the Bill was tabled in Parliament.

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PS/LPS

PS/Mr Blaker

PS/Mr Luce

PS/PUS

Sir E Youde

Mr Cortazzi

Mr Murray

Mr Figg

Mr MacLaren, HKGD

Mr Burges Watson, TRED

Miss Jones, NTD

Mr Shepherd, MVD

HE The Governor of Hong Kong

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