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Themes which have been used to retain and foster overseas confidence
(a) The continued fast rite of expansion of the
colony's exports.
(b)
(c)
(a)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
Tourist facilities unimpaired and increased numbers of tourists able to enjoy their stay in safety.
New large projects continued to progress e.g. expansion of the Hong Kong Electricity Company's generation capacity, the reclamation off Wanchai, the Peninsula Electric Power Company development, and vest now low-cost housing estates.
The continuing normality of life in schools, shops and factories; industrial production con- tinued to increase and the port worked fluently and officiently.
The cool-headedness of the administration and the officiency and restraint of the Police Force.
The very numerous expressions of support for the Gove nment by representative organisations and quiet rejection of the communists by the population as a whole.
China earns a large proportion of her foreign exchange earnings in and through Hong Kong.
Peking did not initiate the disturbances in Hong Kong, in fact the P.L.A. often restrains demonstrators at the border.
The extremely small number of local communists and their dividedness.
Guidelines for Future Action
(a) The use of a central co-ordinating committee to
advise on the public relations efforts in the parts of the world most important for Hong Kong and to act as a forum for new ideas.
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