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GUIDELINES FOR THE GOVERNOR DESIGNATE OF HONG KONG: PAPER C
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Hong Kong & China
Attached to this paper is a minute by Mr Morgan of
13 September and another by Mr Wilford of 28 September;
together they set out admirably the points of contact
between the CFG and Hong Kong, how these are managed and
what the CPG's aim is, and, in Mr Morgan's paper, the
principal items at issue for Hong Kong in Anglo/Chinese
relations and how he suggests they should be handled.
2. In the light of discussion of these papers with
Mr Wilford and Mr Morgan and also of a meeting with the
JIC, I set out the position below as I see it.
3.
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The tenor of the advice is that while the relationship
of China with the principal Pacific powers and with the
rest of the world may be changing or about to change, there
is no reason why this should also change the hitherto
consistent policy of the Chinese towards Hong Kong.
4. There are possibilities of friction from differences
of opinion between HMG and the Chinese over issues in the
United Nations and over Taiwan, and from the possibility of
the Japanese presence in Hong Kong becoming a source of
concern and criticism to the Chinese. The experts tend to
discount these dangers.
5. It also seems unlikely that the value of Hong Kong as
a source of foreign exchange for China will be diminished
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