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long term success, it is absolutely essential that we remove as much risk as possible from the first steps. But there is very clear OD (K) cover for policy even more robust than that we now propose;

and I suggest we should ask Hong Kong to go ahead with preparations for a first batch of returnees around the first week in September, while

proccedang meanhite

with the other actions setant above

Francis Maude

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