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into the world

of

wish fulfilment.

in

the

situation

inherited by the negotiators, both in China and Hong Kong,

I do not think much more could have been done. The

underlying philosophy has also been vindicated. However

the play ends, the events since 1992 have demonstrated, if

further demonstration were needed, that the policy of co-

operation with China for the benefit of Hong Kong, if not

the only conceivable policy, is the only one that will

allow Britain to leave the stage knowing that it has done

its best to fulfil its responsibilities to the six million

people in its charge.

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