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GIVEN THE UNDERSTANDING AND SENSITIVITY BY THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ON THE CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE HONG KONG PEOPLE, AND THE DETERMINATION AND COMMITMENT OF THE TWO SIGNATORY GOVERNMENTS TO MMPLEMENTING THE JOINT DECLARATION IN BOTH LETTER AND SPARIT, WE IN HONG KONG ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL SUCCEED IN MAINTAINING HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF NOT ONLY OURSELVES HIN HONG KONG BUT ALSO THE BRITISH AND CHINESE PEOPLES AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF THE WORLD AT

LARGE.''

3. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 07010OZ.

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PS) MR RENTON

SIR W HARDING DR WILSON

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