18.
Any large-scale evacuation of non-Chinese elements of the population
from Hong Kong, whether compulsory or voluntary, is seen to be
impracticable
on the following grounds:-
(1)
(ii)
Serious internal disorder would precede and/or accompany a
Chinese attack, with the result that military and security
forces would be unable to cover evacuation,
A Chinese attack would be sudden and in overwhelming force; no
external assistance can be expected and the end in Hong Kong
would come very quickly.
(iii)
Transport would not be available in the event of a global
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war and could not be mobilised in time in the case of a limited
attack on the Colony.
19. Such large-scale evacuation would have serious local political
consequences
aggravating the anticipated internal disturbances and might, because of
its
selective application to non-Chinese elements of the population, have
embarrass-
ing political side-effects on H.M. G's relations with the Commonwealth.
20. Any outline planning to this end would be mere window-dressing
which,
in the event, would deceive no one.
21. It is therefore recommended that there should be no planning for the
large-scale evacuation of non-Chinese elements of the population, either
before or after the outbreak of hostilities, and that the Governor's
proposals
in para 10 above for making use of such limited opportunities as may
arise
should be accepted.
Pör Pic.
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extremaly
sensitive subject; any buthi reference to it would be
construed
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that,
wi
the face of a
aw attack
after the outbreak of
hostilt an
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and under
conditions of serious
internal disorder (which it must-
be assumed
attack), he
wild accompany
come o
forms available
then
task Gemcluded
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in his directive)
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