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OF BUSINESS CONFIDENCE. BEYOND THAT THE US BELIEVED THAT THEIR

BEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE HONG KONG ISSUE WOULD BE TO IMPROVE

US/CHINA RELATIONS IN A WIDER CONTEXT, WITHOUT GETTING DIRECTLY INVOLVED. WOLFOWITZ DID HOWEVER SUGGEST THAT WE CONSIDER WHETHER

THE US HANDLING OF THE HUGUANG RAILWAY BONDS AFFAIR MIGHT OFFER A

USEFUL PRECEDENT AS A METHOD FOR BREAKING DOWN CHINESE

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HONG KONG. PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE BY

TECHNICAL DISCUSSION, OUTSIDE THE MAIN ARENA OF THE TALKS, WHICH HAD ENABLED USEFUL INFORMATION TO BE PUT ACROSS TO THE CHINESE.

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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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