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THANK YOU FOR TURS. WE DID INDEED REBUT THE POINTS IN PARA 7 OF THE ''HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA AND HONG KONG'' DOCUMENT.

2. THE INFORMATION IN PARAS 4-7 OF FIRST TUR IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND WILL ENABLE US TO DEFEND YOUR POSITION ROBUSTLY IF CALLED UPON TO DO SO IN FUTURE. WE SHALL, AS YOU SUGGEST, SEEK TO AVOID BECOMING ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION OF INDIVIDUAL CASES OF

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