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The Sino-British Joint Declaration, to give
the Hong Kong agreement its proper name, was
recognised on its publication in 1984 as a
great diplomatic achievement. The British
press saw it as such. Most importantly the
agreement was well received in Hong Kong, by
the people of Hong Kong and by investors
there.
It is that Joint Declaration which is
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identified by our critics today as the sacred
text which we the Government and the Foreign
Office are now, only too eager to cast away.
How stupid can you get? Why should we? It
Ministers and Foreign Office
was we
officials alike who sweated blood in tough
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