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stmounted to one
fifth
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one Expert's market",
larga domestic market, on the emmpetitiveness of Bang
Kong'a produets in the world markets where it faces
increasing restrictions. The Colony's total trade topped
£1,000 m. in 1966 and it is now No. 25 in the list of
the world's truding countries, But, without natural
FOBOUZOOS Af any kind (other than its excellent
harbour), its economic base is narrow and brittle;
it is very vulnerable to my downward trends in world
and any loss of confidence in the Colony's
future on the part of outside investors would quickly
affect the mpply of capital ou which its econuale
existones depends,
role of the British garrison (with
Ispard
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a plamed strength of 53 major units) is to identify
aggression and to maintain internal security.
It would
need to be reinforced by two infantry battalions to
and widespread
meet a serious/internal security threat. Thile there
no perely donestie factors that
rise to serious
ochoeru, the vulnerability of the Colony to pressures from
China in itself raises an internal semurity threat of
some magnitude,
Hong Kong uakes a defence contribution
to the cost of saintaining the British garrison dad in
£21 some 13% of its annual expondi (ure is spent on defence
and internal security masmures (including the local police
and defence forces).
Hong Kongta vakuu
5.
22 JAN 2009
There is significant (although not quantified)
PRO DOCUMENT British investment in long kong, The Colony is used by
PUT IN PLACE
many British concerns sa a base for their trading sotivities
in the Far East or for the distribution of their products.
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