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RETURN. HE HAS ALSO REITERATED PUBLICLY THAT HE HAS NO INTENTION OF ACTING OUTSIDE CHINESE LAW, WHILE MAINTAINING THAT HE HAS NEVER INFRINGED IT. HONG KONG NPC DELEGATE ELSIE LEUNG, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN PEKING, HAS WE UNDERSTAND PROMISED TO DELIVER A LETTER FROM HAN TO NPC CHAIRMAN QIAO SHI.

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PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT THE CASE, AND SUPPORT FOR HAN, REMAINS STRONG. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS END IN SIGHT TO THE CURRENT STAND-OFF BETWEEN HAN AND PEKING. IT IS A PITY THAT THE CHINESE APPEAR TO BE ADOPTING A MORE CONFRONTATIONAL MODE IN THEIR COMMENTS ON THE HONG KONG ASPECT OF THIS CASE. WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF ENCOURAGING THIS. BUT NOR WOULD IT BE POLITICALLY REALISTIC HERE TO IGNORE THE ANXIETIES OF THE COMMUNITY.

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