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(b) China, as its foreign exchange

earnings obtained through Hong Kong would diminish,together with other advantages Hong Kong presently brings, e.g. as a source of direct investment and as an access point

for China to the rest of the world

in areas like transfer of management skills, development of financial and related services and expansion of

China's foreign trade.

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