From messages given out from various sources, it is very obvious
that the non-recognition policy of Hong Kong Chinese British Subject has
been persistently carried out. The
policy can be various.
political
intentions behind this
Firstly,
non-recognition
of Hong Kong Chinese British subjects is
tightly related to the non-recognition of "unequal treaties." From the
safeguarding national territories which were ceded from
standpoint of
China under the
"unequal treaties," the non-recognition
of Chinese
British subjects would serve to deny the sovereignty of the British for
holding Hong Kong legitimately. Apparently, the PRC is well aware of
the political consequence of Hong Kong being called a colony. Under the
status of a British colony, the best possible political arrangement
after decolonization would be independence. This is why the PRC becomes
not
so concerned whenever Hong Kong is being referred to as a colony by any
party, as was indicated in the letter Huang Hwa sent to the U.N.,
mentioned above. To handle the issue of the possible development of
Hong Kong's decolonization, the mere disregard of an "unequal treaty" is
sufficient. If Hong Kong Chinese British subjects are mobilized to
ask for the independence of Hong Kong as a new nation, China would be
very much humiliated politically. After all, India and the Soviet Union
treaties signed by China.
loosens its hand in Hong kong, Hong Kong might be used as a. precedent
against her by other Countries. Therefore, by insisting on non-
recognition of Hong Kong Chinese British subjects, the PRC will remain
in a better position to avoid the possible development of a push for the
independence of Hong Kong by the Chinese themselves.
were also involved in unequal
If the PRC
But the PRC seems to realize that in order to keep Hong
Hong Kong
Chinese away from any self-determination campaign, it cannot rely only
on non-recognition of "unequal-treaties" and non-recognition of British
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