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YRTELNOS 147 AND 157 AND OUR TELNO 316: ANNUAL REPORT ON HONG KONG, 1991

1. WE ARE STUDYING THE REVISED TEXT OF THE REPORT AND THE DRAFT FOREWORD TO IT AND EXPECT TO REVERT TO YOU NEXT WEEK ON

ADJUSTMENTS AND FURTHER UPDATING. TRANSLATION WORK IS ALREADY IN

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2. PROVIDED THAT ALL THE UPDATES OF STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE IN TIME A PUBLICATION DATE TOWARDS THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH, SAY 6 MARCH, APPEARS TO BE MANAGEABLE TO US. WE WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO GIVE YOU A MORE REALISTIC ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.

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