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2 claims of most Hong Kong Chinese, and is also morally/legally

3 defensible. We have on record claims from a few Hong Kong 4 individuals and companies, mainly relating to properties in

5 Shanghai and Tsingtao. We do not however have any record of 6 claims on property around Shum Chun. There may well be some

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Hong Kong CUKCs, particularly NT villagers, who lost property 8 there.

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We should be grateful for your and Hong Kong's early views on 10 the quote solution unquote proposed: on the likely reactions of

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the Chinese and Hong Kong to its terms, and their effect (ie 12 enabling some Hong Kong claims to go forward, but excluding the 13 majority): and on any possible alternatives. It would also be

14 helpful if Hong Kong could provide any estimate of the extent

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of claims which would be allowable under the proposed quote 16 solution unquote.

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18 (signed) R C Fursland

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