10. If the 400 BDTC Falkland Islanders were to become
BCs, one of the arguments for parity of treatment of Hong
Kong would be that Hong Kong promptly imposed sanctions
on Argentina, contributed £2 million to the South Atlantic
Fund and lost 6 seamen in the hostilities. Any amendment
favouring the Falkland Islands only will be open to the
allegation that it is dictated by considerations of race.