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REGARDS OTHER SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASISE TO THE CHINESE THAT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE. WE REALISE THAT SOME KIND OF GENERAL DISCUSSION OF WORLD ISSUES WITH WU XUEQIAN IS PROBABLY INEVITABLE BUT WE WOULD WANT TO KEEP IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.

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