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4. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST PICKED UP A COMMENTARY IN YESTERDAY'S WEN WEI. PO, COMPLAINING THAT THE COMMEN- TATOR HAD SPOTTED A SIGNPOST HAD BEEN PUT UP AT LO WU RAILWAY STATION WHICH READ QUOTE TO CHINA UNQUOTE. THE QUOTE OPEN UNQUOTE IMPLICATION THAT LO WU WAS NOT PART OF CHINA, WAS QUOTE HURTFUL TO THE PEOPLE'S HEAR UNCUOTE. NONE OF THE OTHER INDEP- ENDENT PAPERS HAS YET PAID ANY ATTENTION TO THE WEN WEI PO

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PS/LADY YOUNG

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SIR J BULLARD

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

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PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND

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MR ROBERTS

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