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Extract from Savingram No.76 Secret, dated 14th November, 1947, from Hong Kong, repeated to Special Commissioner, Singapore, H. B. M. Ambassador, Nanking and Consul-General, Canton, representing a short appreciation of factors in Hong Kong which may affect foreign policy, covering the period October 21st to November 3rd, 1947. (Original registered on 54228/1/47)
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The alleged statement by Lord Ammon, leader of the Parliamentary Goodwill Mission in Shanghai on October 21st, that "high level talks are progressing on the issue of Hong Kong", which I promptly denied in a statement issued here, nevertheless touched off a few articles on the condition of Hong Kong, including one in the Kuomintang "National Times" of 24th October, suggesting that rendition was reasonable to expect and that it was necessary for good Sino-British relations. The article taunted with lack of patriotism those Hong Kong Chinese who are supposed to favour retention of British rule.
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