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"If Britain wants to abrogate or amend the Treaties, she should approach the Republic of China as it is the legal party to these Treaties."
-(Translation) the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Association of
Hong Kong Ltd.
3.25 The minority of individuals who rejected the draft agreement did so because of a complete inability to trust in its implementation because of the basic incompatibility of the two systems, or because of China's past history of political upheavals, or because of past personal experience. In some cases, there was so strong a dislike of one or more of the specific aspects of the draft agreement that acceptability as a whole became impossible. The strongest feelings expressed came from those who considered themselves adversely affected by the provisions on nationality.
'The British Government ought to have compassion on those people who fled the cruelties of communist China to Hong Kong so as to assist in resettling them elsewhere."
--An individual
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Britain cannot simply rescind a historic and moral responsibility of looking after her subjects. These people are legally British and cannot be made stateless."
Conclusion
-An individual
3.26 The range of views expressed and summarized above reflects the uniqueness and complexity of the position in which the people of Hong Kong find themselves. The calmness with which the draft agreement was received and the reasoned response to it underlines its overall acceptability. There is a general feeling of relief and a wish to build Hong Kong's future on the foundation provided by the draft agreement.
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