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The question has been raised of whether the essentials of the Basic Law that the Chinese have said they will enact for Hong Kong after 1997 would be enshrined in the agreement that both sides are aiming to conclude. Clearly I cannot go into details about the content of the talks or of a likely agreement. But it is clearly very important that the eventual Basic Law should reflect the content of
which we high cose rake in Iam of a the agreement, which will be a binding international agreement setting out the arrangements to be maintained in Hong Kong for at least 50 years after 1997.
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I cannot, as members will understand, go into the details of our position in these confidential negotiations.
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