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Despatch from Her Majesty's Consul-General in Macao
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M. Myan
From Aden to Hong Kong
1967 to 1997
"It was easier to conquer the East
than to know what to do with it."
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My journey from Colonial administrator in Aden to senior FCO
official in Hong Kong has been long and circuitous. Lessons
learned along the way have been painful, to me personally, to
my wife and to the Britain we love; but the shame of that betrayal of our Imperial responsibilities in 1967 is erased
when we see the prospect of Britain achieving its finest
success in Hong Kong.
The implications for Britain's interests in the greatest
market in the world are substantial: The Minister for Trade' s
strategy offers a high probability of success. Large British
investments are being considered.
We have so much to learn from business. Commercial relations
with China are forging ahead and in Hong Kong Britain has a
priceless asset that is likely to grow more valuable after 1997. And as Hong Kong overtakes us in per capita income the
United Kingdom could learn a lot from them too.
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