TNAG-0043-FCO40-79-Future-Sovereignty-of-Hong-Kong-Defence-Review-Working-Party-1968 — Page 198

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Orineno Intentions

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There is evidense that these econosio

considerations are regarded as paramount by the

moro nodorate prapnotic alomonto

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axtoryling their influenco in the Chinese londo

but there is alrun the danger that

extremissoleuanto hey gein tho ansandonoy wh

would be prepared to sacrifice the economie

benorito for doctolasl. Burity.

The Chinese Goverment regards the whole of

Hong Kong (both geded and loaned arene) as

Chinese territory to be recovered (although they

are on record en mying that they will negotiate

end and even if they allowed the lease

of the New Territories to rum ita full tema, ne

could not expect to re-nogotiate it in 1997

Since 1949 they have followed a policy of

maintaining the status quo, It seems unlikely

that moont oronto indicato

fundamental zor pollogr there are no indieations

that they wish to expel us, rather that they will

not seek rendition of theĵolong so long as

there in substantial economto advantage to bo

derived from it in c

Peking has rocontly ordered the cosgation o

violence in Hong Kong and concentration on a

long term ideological struggle for the support

or the people exploiting soelal and induotrial

Elecontents and undermining authority by anti-

dovernment propagand The objective mpeara

to be the achievement of a standily growing

intzuence in the Dolary in the hope that

ultimately, as in Magao, the communista ean

virtually dictate internal policy while the

conmorgial and other benefits of the statis qua

are preserved.

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