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In the event the Hong Kong Government
contributed £15,000 towards the total common
costs of the tour (which amounted to
approximately £55,000).
Argument
7. Royal Visits in general are a very effective manifestation of the British connec- tion; they help to reassure the local population of our continuing interest and are a fillip to confidence and morale. This is a particularly important consideration in the case of Hong Kong. The economic and
commercial interests of the Colony and of 12 United Kingdom
have tended to
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This is particularly the
ease in the field of textiles and the
devaluation of sterling also adversely affected
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was the conferring earlier this year of the title "Royal" upon the Hong Kong Police and Auxiliary Police Forces and the acceptance by Princess Alexandra of the honorary appointment of Commandant General of the two Forces. A
visit to Hong Kong by Princess Alexandra would
not only give widespread pleasure to the people of the Colony (Her Royal Highness is very popular there); it would also enable the Princess to be formally "installed" as
Commandant General.
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Bio, Although a special visit to Malaysia on
its own could not be justified, there would be
real advantage to us if Her Royal Highness
could make such a visit as part of a tour
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