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of legislating on Hong Kong: indeed, we now believe that we

may be able to achieve all our objectives through the Hong

Kong Bill itself, deliberately leaving the 1981 Act intact.

In turn, proceeding in that way of course removes the grounds

upon which you have sought to justify this intervention.

I am copying this minute to the Prime Minister, other

members of OD, to Tim Renton and to Sir Robin Butler.

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8 February 1990