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(d)
As
a
result,
機密
the community is readier
to
express negative reactions to the package
(e.g., in public opinion polls). The media
frustrated by crises
confrontations which, in essence,
has
become
and
are replays
of past wrangles (e.g., the JD, BL, airport,
Court of Final Appeal).
THE HONG KONG PSYCHE
5.
"impasse"
The CPG can exploit the tensions produced by the
persuade the territory that the only
effect
to
solution is to seek CPG goodwill. The CPG's local apparatus
has taken several steps to intensify the sense of crisis:
(a) Business confidence.
The CPG's threats to
abandon all "through-trains" for 1997 make
businessmen fear that the
future commercial
environment may also be at risk. They tend to
view HKG's
primary duty
as the avoidance of
any
political decisions
which could endanger
potential profits.
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