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unlikely to be made by the Chinese, who would themselves

not wish to upset confidence, and would probably see no

advantage in direct involvement in the decisions of a

government which they did not control. They might however

press for membership by some of their sympathisers.

let to be

And it

is not to be ruled out that they might try to obtain for a

Chinese representative rights of consultation which could

in practice amount to a veto on certain action by the

Hong Kong Government, or a right to consultation about

membership of the Executive and Legislative Councils.

22.

Any concessions on HMG's part in this direction would

create very serious difficulties.

Legally these would not be

insuperable.

There could, it is true, be problems if the

Chinese claimed rights of representation on behalf of Hong

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