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CHAN 30-SHUN; AS YOU HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED, IT IS NOT IN AN EQUAL STATE, ARE YOU GOING TO IMPLY THAT HONG KONG IS NOT UNDER EQUAL STATE TO ADMIT SUCH A DCA?

LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, THE PROPORTIONMENT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. THE PROPORTIONMENT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED IN FAVOUR OF HONG KONG. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I CAN GO OVER THE GROUND. WE ARE RATHER WASTING TIME, AREN'T WE THE FACT IS THAT IT HAS REEN AGREED, IT HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY PICO, AND NOW IT GOES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGCO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY,

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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988

CHAN BO-SHUN: BUT, IN FAVOUR OF HONG KONG, IT

TO A FAIR AGREEMENT?

DOES NOT EQUAL

BUT THE FACT KONG, WE

MUST

LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, THAT MAY BE YOUR OPINION IS THAT THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN TO THE ADVANTAGE OF HONG NOW LET IT BE DISCUSSED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGCO,

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