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3. LI CONCLUDED BY HOPING THAT, WITH A VIEW TO HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, SINO-UK FRIENDSHIP AND BRITAIN'S INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS, BRITAIN WOULD REFRAIN FROM PLAYING THE

INTERNATIONALISATION CARD.

COMMENT.

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THE REPRINTING OF THIS ARTICLE IN THE PEOPLE'S DAILY WOULD

APPEAR TO INDICATE THAT THE CHINESE ARE DETERMINED TO KEEP PUSHING THE INTERNATIONALISATION ISSUE, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING.

IT IS ALSO FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE COMMUNIST NEWSPAPERS IN HONG KONG ARE NOW VERY MUCH ''BACK IN LINE'',

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