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can be harnessed to some domestic objective,
as occurred with the 'Resist America Aid
Korea Movement'
Paragraph 41
First sentence to be redrafted as
follows:
"The Chinese.
.whenever the
disadvantages to them of our position there
outweigh the advantages they derive from
Hong Kong retaining a separate existence."
Paragraph 44
This paragraph should be redrafted as follows: X"It must be recognized that our
ability to bring influence or pressure to
bear upon the Chinese to modify their
policies in our favour is minimal if indeed
Nevertheless, we provide China
it exists.
with certain services and facilities in the
fields of commerce, shipping, banking and
insurance which we could if necessary
interrupt. Action on these lines would
probably do no more than inconvenience the
Chinese and in any case we are inhibited from
it by the adverse effect it would have on
Hong Kong's economy. However at a moment
of renewed tension, for example if the
Chinese mounted another confrontation, we
might wish to consider such action in order
to cause the Chinese to reflect on their g
true interests and to bring home to them the
measure of our determination to maintain our
position. We should keep under
interdepartmental review what means
we have
(if any) of exercising effective /economic
pressure by.on
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