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As things now stood Convention had grown wantin such

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up which limited very entered the Communities and found herself

inze

The U. K.

volation & Hory Kong the Community might not appreciate the

Saud that most of the

action

which could

injure Hong Kong

would be taken by the Community at the

badu, and stong kong

could look h

•Frill bould out do the

called on & take action Muttdial action

md Cases

against that. He

He wondered whether the U.K. might contemplate

decoration; making

forced to accept something which involved

her giving instructions to the Hong Kong

the latter's

Intrica were Government against her interests, what would

she do? Sir C ONeill asked whether the

Weilfasked

Governor was thinking of any obligation to The Fourting do something and being laid upon hery Clony

ревер Sir D. Trench said this was, a theoretical

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question, but it could happen in fields such

In addition

He

as aviation or monetary policies,escend folicy. wondered if there was not a danger of Hong

Kong ceasing to be a British Colony and Comamenity becoming instead a Colony of the . The

constitutional position of the Sixs

dependent territories was different cong tj.

tutionally from that of Hong Kong. He

even

thought there could be fields where the Six

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might wish Hong Kong to take action which

would be offensive to China. Sir C. O'Neill

o de clown said he could not envisage the Community

on to the fanaticl joining the Community, to the practical limitation on its power $ fire duractions &

Dar

the Colony.

requiring Hong Kong to Take taking action offensive to China against.

He adme that that then could There could be clashes

and

the UK's advice.

Thering be frother

of doverignty in other fields but this

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was a matter about which it would be necessary

might

to give further thought.

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There would of

for

the case)

course be some advantages Hong Kong 4

`it were (which won cotand not 2020 coming to be regarded as a Colony of the Community

if

Mr. Cater said that/China thought

Hong Kong was becoming a Colony of the

enlarged Community this might be a different

matter. Sir J. Cowperthwaite said it was

not only a question of the Community telling

/Hong Kong

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