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AS OPPOSED TO A HONG KONG INITIATIVE. WOULD THERE BE ANY GAIN IN HOLDING BACK WHILE A REGIONAL POSITION, WHICH COULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO DEVELOP IS AGREED? OR WOULD A HONG KONG INITIATIVE, IN THE NEARER FUTURE, BE APPROPRIATE?

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