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It is a problem for China too
Emigration is a problem which has to be faced by HMG, the Hong
Each has a role to Kong Government, and the Chinese Government.
play in reassuring the people of Hong Kong that their concerns are understood and will be sympathetically handled, and that the future for them and their children will be one to which they can look
forward with confidence.
We and the Hong Kong Government are already making our best efforss to work to this end. The Chinese Government are well aware of the problems. I believe they too will make every effort to play their part, which will naturally become increasingly important in the years ahead. All concerned with the Basic Law will have been encouraged by the willingness of the Chinese authorities to listen to criticisms of the draft. The way the Chinese authorities handle the process of consultation and revision of the draft will have a major impact on confidence.
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