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unlikely to be made by the Chinese, who would themselves
not wish to upset confidence, and would probably see no
advantage in direct involvement in the decisions of a
government which they did not control. They might however
press for membership by some of their sympathisers.
let to be
And it
is not to be ruled out that they might try to obtain for a
Chinese representative rights of consultation which could
in practice amount to a veto on certain action by the
Hong Kong Government, or a right to consultation about
membership of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
22.
Any concessions on HMG's part in this direction would
create very serious difficulties.
Legally these would not be
insuperable.
There could, it is true, be problems if the
Chinese claimed rights of representation on behalf of Hong
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