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(b) In 1984, Prof. Edward Chen produced on the
subject a confidential report at a cost
same
of
CPG.
HK$1 million, whose ultimate user was the
37.
The question of whether or not HKG should
further research in this area is not easy to
commission
answer because:
(a) If the results show that Hong Kong is of
minor importance to the UK, the exercise
encourage the view that the territory
does not deserve a high priority on the UK's
agenda;
would
(b) On the other hand, if Hong Kong were seen to
be
making a handsome economic contribution
to
the UK, allegations of UK "exploitation"
of the territory would be encouraged;
(c) An
exercise of this sort would
require
elaborate use of sophisticated statistical
procedures, which would create serious
dangers of
misunderstanding and distortion
of its results among non-specialists;
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