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GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

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Can you give more detail about the exact sticking points with the Chinese side?

As you know, we are prepared to go into talks

I do not think it would without pre-conditions.

I do

be helpful for me to go into details on the difficultico which the Chinese side have. not wish to make any minor outstanding details

insoluble.

45.

A5.

Duesn't your acceptance of the 3 Chinese compliances, as recently enunciated by Li Pang, amount to withdrawal of your proposalo?

Not in tho least. I've always made plain that my proposals are fully consistent with all past exchanges, understandings and agreements reached with the Chinese sido and with the Bacio Law.

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Have the Chinese side dropped the pre-condition that your proposals should be withdrawn?

A6.

I have not withdrawn my proposa)n.

the table.

They remain on

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