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JOH ( ER PROFILE AND WOULD HAVE MUCH LESS SERIOUS RA~IFICATIONS OR HONG KONG'S STATUS AS A FINANCIAL CENTRE IN THE LEAD UP TO 1997

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WE NOTE PARAGRAPH 5 OF YOUR TUR CONCERNING POSSIBLE MANDATORY CONOMIC SANCTIONS. WE WISH TO KNOW HOW YOU WOULD IMPLEMENT THESE ANCTIONS. WE HAVE NO EXTANT POWERS TO DO SO OURSELVES. ASSUMING JU DO HAVE SUCH POWERS AND CAN EXTEND THEY TO DEPENDEN ERRITORIES, CAN YOU NOT USE THESE POWERS NOW FOR THE FREEZING OF SSETS IN DEPENDENT TERRITORIES?

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