TNAG-0043-FCO40-79-Future-Sovereignty-of-Hong-Kong-Defence-Review-Working-Party-1968 — Page 186

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

although this number will fall if, as planned, durkha

units are phased out and Britiah units are stationed

in tong tong on an unooccupanted bool)

prodles here of cinding an alternative place or

There is no

residence for the civilians, but of providing facilities

1oove with their anata and in one ho

for thin

possibly or ainting with rosection

7. we have a realdil rooponsibility to co. わさ

foreign nationals other than Chinono (numbering about

15,000) nave the opportunity to love is they wish and

if their own Governments fail to sake arrangements for

They must look to their con Govermente for

protoosion of their cast cnd any other assistance

required arton loaving Hong long.

8.

about

We have o 200ponnlb11lty to protect chinode tho

are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies;

half (or 1.9 1114n) of the Chinoan population have.

or are exitinlod to clainy the statues

oloarly there

to no prospot that no could evenuetto or place

where Chinese in these numbers. The vast majority

would born to be left to their rate.

ange ranbo

m

mould not wish to leave A 1 2000sodate thoselyOn

60 100

to the new togino, but murora

took would full erlevously low ip in a voluntary

ithdrawal. 20 14 1 0 11 that we could elthor to

secure an altern:tive pises or residence for them

outalde Hong Kong if they wentad to love or coo

tusrontoon for Whole Cood trestment if they stayed.

Photo airrlou2t to opain acco 011

Chinean governments have regarded persona of Chinese

mooco Chinese national even if obtainedy

0414 PODnbly bo worthiass.

5.

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