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FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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Appreciate

Mr Lange's statement.

This will go a long way to

help maintaining confidence in Hong Kong.

2. Agreement outcome of two years of hard negotiations with Chinese. Not a perfect agreement.

But a very

Negotiation requires give and take. good one. Provides satisfactory guarantees for Hong Kong's future stability and prosperity.

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farroumble in Hong Kong and

intethanoially Been encouraged by initial/reaction/to agreements.Test of acceptability of agreement in Hong Kong has begun. Assessment Office and

Monitors will prepare reports before Parliamentary Debate, probably in early December.

before end of year.

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