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RAISE HONG KONG FOR DISCUSSION PERSONALLY WITH HU YAOBANG. YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO RECONSIDER DELETING THE PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF

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HONG KONG REGARDING SUBJECTS DISCUSSED, WHO TOOK PART IN ENT

ETC. OF WE MENTIONED AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN MR. RENTON AND ZHOU NAN HIN

REPLY TO THESE QUESTIONS, THE MEDIA WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY SPECULATE THAT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, COVVERGENCE WITH BASIC LAW ETC.

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