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3.
4.
Potential reactions to attacks on Hong Kong.
Changes in policy on the future of the garrison.
5.
Use of the garrison for internal security purposes suggestions that the RHKP were not trusted.
and
Sovereignty
1.
2.
3.
Follow standard practice for papers which deal with sovereignty of Hong Kong and flag for closure.
Continue to withhold any papers referring to consideration
of the surrender of the New Territories to China before the
expiry of the lease.
Refer to the Department any papers that question the status of our sovereignty over the Kowloon walled city. [Although
we have allowed the release of some papers on this subject in the past, we still need to be aware of any new papers on this subject about to be released.]
Administration
Refer to the Department:
1.
2.
Papers suggesting that advice from the Governor or Executive Council was ignored in the United Kingdom.
Papers suggesting that UK interests should be put above thos
of Hong Kong.
3.
4.
the evacuation plan in automatically retained).
Papers expressing doubt about the Kon Volunteer Force, the Chinese in
the Chinese population in general. (Some senior serving'
Chinese officers will have started their careers in the
1950s.)
the repatriation of assets Papers referring to Kingdom in the event of a crisis (unless they
which case
reliability of the Hong
the Civil Service
ог
to the United
are are part of
they should
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