ACAU SERVE AS THE BRINGE FOR CHINESE CONTACTS WITH THE CUTSIDE
ORLD AND POLITICALLY THEY CAN DO SOME THINGS ONLY IN HONG KONG
AND MACAU A、D NOWHERE ELSE,
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3. THE MILITARY INTERESTS91 7448 8 - POINT THAT A HONG KONG
NEWSPAPER HAS OFTEN EMPHASIZED, IT CONTENDS THAT SHOULD SOVIET
SOVIET TROOPS ONE DAY INVADE CHINA, HONG KONG WOULD ASSUME A
TREMENDOUS STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE CHINESE.
THE CORRECTNESS OF ALL SUCH VIEWS ASIDE, ONE THING IS CERTAINT
IF THE STATUS QUO OF HONG KONG AND MACAU IS CHANGED BEFORE
CONDITIONS ARE RIPE, IT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE CHINESE
DIPLOMATICALLY, POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY!
SUCH BEING THE CASE, DOES IT MEAN THAT CONDITIONS BECOME RIPE
WHENHO CHANGE EXTREMELY FAVORABLE TO THE CHINESE
COURS IN THE
INTERNATIONAL SITUATION?
IN 10 YEARS? IN 20 YEARS? IN 25 YEARS? IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS?:
MANY #CHINA EXPERTS" HAVE MADE THIS OR THAT PREDICTION BUT, NEVERTHELESS, ONE CAN ASSUME THAT THE CHINESE THEMSELVES DO NOT HAVE
A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE; AND THE TIMING IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO
PREDICT THAN THAT OF RECOVERING TAIWAN,
HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE CHINESE HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT
THIS AT ALL.
IMEWHAT
A DELEGATION FROM HONG KONG AND MACAU ATTENDING THE NATIONAL
DAY CELEBRATIONS I PEKING THIS YEAR REPORTEDLY TOLD LIAQ
CHENG-CHIH AT A RECEPTION! "SOME PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ARE
APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT WILL OCCUR WHEN THE NEW
TERRITORIES LEASE EXPIRES" SMILING, LIAQ SAID! "THERE IS NO
NEED TO BE APPREHENSIVE; JUST BE A LITTLE MORE OPTIMISTÍC,"
LIAO'S REMARK IS RATHER INTRIGUING,
JUDGING FROM THE CHINESE ATTITUDE TOWARD PAST UNEQUAL TREATIES AND LIAO'S REMARK, WILL HONG KONG'S STATUS QUO CHANGE AFTER
THE EXPIRY OF THE NEW TERRITORIES LEASE?
AND VIEWED FROM THE ANGLE OF THE IMPORTANCE THE CHINESE ATTACH
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