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make political sense in terms of the Chinese, the future SAR Government or local taxpayers. Purchasing it from the HKG might theoretically be a possibility but it would be enormously expensive and, even then, would not be a sensible move politically.

Mr. C.O. Hum

Assistant Under Secretary of State

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

London

SW1A 2AH

Governor

ere

d

c.c.

A.C. Galsworthy Esq CMG, UK Rep JLG Hong Kong Sir R. McLaren KCMG, Peking

S.P. Day Esq CMG, BTC Hong Kong

M. Bertram Esq, OED, FCO