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to Hong Kong, badly affect UK/China relations and do untold
harm to our international image.
10.
Therefore ruled out.
Chreat' Force
Chinese Take-over (by force or threat
Likelihood
Implications:
—
a) emergency evacuation
b) defence
c) economic British interests, protection,
compensation, etc.
d) citizenship
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Hong Kong British subjects
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demands for entry
[e) staff questions, pensions etc.
Agreement (formal or tacit) on continuance of status quo
Likelihood
X
Implications
a) legal. Is there a new treaty/lease?
If tacit agreement is there a new deadline?
b) Political. Internal system. Is 'democracy' still
barred?
Relationship of British Government/Parliament
to Hong Kong.
c) Nationality questions.
term.
Position of HK CBDTS in long
Attitude of Peking (do they regard
d) Economic.
e) Defence.
them as Chinese citizens?)
British interests. Hong Kong as trading
partner, investment base. Hong Kong's long
term relationship to Guangdong.
British commitment.
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