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3. THIS IS A TRY-ON, AND WE THINK THAT THE CHINESE WILL NOT PURSUE IT FURTHER. HOWEVER, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE CHINESE ARGUMENT THAT THE FOLLOWING TWO SENTENCES NOW MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 3 DOES REFER ONLY TO CHINESE RESIDENTS IN CHINA, JUST IN CASE THERE IS A LAST-MINUTE IMPASSE OVER THIS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW BY 1403OOZ WHAT IMPORTANCE HONG KONG ATTACH TO MAINTAINING OUR ORIGINAL INTERPRETATION OF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 3.

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SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

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