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debt because of their connection with us.
In chatove?
circumstances we abdicate our positich it will be impossible to- discharge all our responsibilities to the Hong Kong Chinese or to rekove or protect all British and Hong Kong-owned assete (other than a proportion of the moveable assete).
Chinese Interesta
In our
(e) Hong Kong provides China with easy access to the Pree world - for trade, travel and subversive activities. hands it is of considerable economic value to China, accounting for about a third of its total foreign exchange earnings; while in
However, as China's Chinese handa it would be almost valneleso, eccnony develops the relative value of Hong Kong in this connection
could dizinioh,
(f) There is evidence that these economic considerations are still regarded sa paramount by the more moderate pragmatic clements who are now extending their influence in the Chinese leadership) but there to always the danger that extresiet elementa may gain the ascendancy, who would be prepared to sacrifice the
economic benefits.
Chinese Attitude and Intentions
(g) The Chinese regard the whole of Hong Kong (both coded and lcased areas) as Chineze territory to be recovered (although they are on record ag saying that they will negotiato ito return); and even if they allowed the lease of the New Territories to run ite full term, we could not expect to re-negotiate it in 1997.
(a) At the moment they are prepared to accept the continuing existence of the Colony because it brings then economic and
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