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Qian Qichen, perhaps at the end of August, to stimulate a more forthcoming Chinese response. It is too soon to tell whether the timing would be right: that depends in part on the outcome of the 9th round in mid-August. We have to be careful not to devalue the currency of Ministerial messages;

Localisation. Hong Kong have now reported on their briefing of the Chinese. The session was cordial enough, but the Chinese no doubt grasped the implications and we have to expect an adverse reaction in due course.

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