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THE PRIME MINISITER SAID THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT THE

AGREEMENT WOULD BE HONOURED, THAT THE CONCEPT OF ONE SYST COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS'' WOULD WORK AND THAT THE 50 YEAR ECONOMIC PLAN FOR CHINA WOULD ALSO WORK, SINCE ALL WOULD BE OF BENIFIT TO CHINA.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

MR J CROWLEY, PUSD

COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

OFFICE

MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE

SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST

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