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1997. (In any case, this sort of relationship

is a feature of modern management techniques.)

(d)

The

current

debate

over the package is

uncomfortable for businessmen, but far less

threatening to business confidence than if

controversy with the CPG had been delayed

until closer to the 1995 elections.

(e)

The business community's access to the highest

levels of HKG has never been so extensive

(e.g. the Governor's Business Council).

12.

In

addition, HKG can point to the protection of PRC

commercial interests which the constitutional package will

bring:

(a)

The CPG faces an increasingly hostile world.

In

particular,

the PRC's human rights record

continues

to cause considerable friction with

western

governments.

For example, closer

relations with Taiwan are no longer avoided

through fear of CPG retaliation (e.g. US and

French fighter sales).

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