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MDH

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PREVIOUSLY HAD WAIVER AGREEMENTS. THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF HONG

KONG BEING SINGLED OUT.

COMMENT

6.

GIVEN HONG KONG'S APPEARANCE ON THE SCHENGEN VISA LIST, THIS IS THE BEST OUTCOME WE COULD HAVE HOPED, FOR. CARBAJAL, WHO WAS IN UNUSUALLY ACCOMMODATING MOOD, SAID HE HOPED HIS RESPONSE WOULD CALM ANXIETIES IN HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO US TO BE ABLE

TO TELL HIM THAT HE HAD DONE SO.

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MVD

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ECD (I)

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GREENSTOCK

MR ALSTON

MR HUM

MR JAY

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