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39 (H (vii).
Paragraph 2(c):
Paragraph 2(a):
The evidence that Hong Kong
is a matter of some
indifference to China is not
conclusive. But as a small
enclave which they can feel
confident of taking over "when the time is ripe", it
clearly does not rank high in
their present priorities.
This is noted as only one of
a numberof factors tending
towards the maintenance of
the status quo by the
Chinese; the embarrassment
that this Colonial enclave
might hold for them is mentioned (paragraph 39(a)(v))
as a factor that might operate to provoke a take-
over.
The omission of Australia
from the countries named as
being likely to offer to take Chinese refugees is
deliberate. From its
record we have no reason to
believe that it would change
materially its present
"white Australia" policy for
the sake of Chinese
refugees from Hong Kong.
Nevertheless it is a country
which we should consult on
this problem and could expect
to consult in advance without
Faragraphs 3-6:
any danger of a leak.
But
we see the point about the
61
paragraph as drafted and
suggest the omission of the
words "of these" in the
fifth sentence.
It is suggested
and disCA ST
that we should
In Hunting would have us map
domestic
out the future internal
policies of the Hong Kong
Government. If we did, we
think it likely that it
/ would
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