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HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY
COMMONWEALTH ECONOMIC CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL
Meeting of Finance Ministers 1968
- HONG KONG
Note by Commonwealth Office
Since the beginning of 1968 communist
confrontation in Hong Kong has taken on a new
form.
It has virtually eschewed the violence
of last year's disturbances and has developed
into a long-term struggle for the hearts and
minds of the people of the Colony. As part of
this struggle the communists maintain a continu-
ous campaign of anti-British propaganda and
criticism of the Hong Kong Government whose
authority they unceasingly seek to undermine.
Hong Kong has so far successfully withstood all
the efforts of the communists to gain their
ends but the Colony will continue to need en-
couragement and support in maintaining its
position against these persistent attacks.
12. Trade The value of Hong Kong's external
trade in 1967 was maintained at a high level
despite the internal disturbances. Domestic
exports increased by 17% (over 1966 figures),
while re-exports went up by 14%. Imports showed
only a slight increase compared with previous
years, partly because imports from Japan, Hong
Kong's principal supplier, dropped by 18%.
appears to have been due not so much to events
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