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Peking is a particularly welcome outcome.

This should ensure the

continuation of a pragmatic and constructive approach towards Hong

Kong.

5.

Representative Government in Hong Kong. The Survey Office

Report has been published. It is a highly technical document, from which firm conclusions cannot easily be drawn.

If asked, Lord Glenarthur should stick to

the line that the Report is still being studied and it would be premature to anticipate the Hong Kong Government's White Paper, which is to be published early in the New Year.

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