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said he believed that Sir Geoffrey would give the
right of abode to civil servants. He said that he
would support this idea because it was beneficial
to Hong Kong's stability.
7.
1.
A housewife in Eastern District said that
she was puzzled by Sir Geoffrey's visit to the market
which had nothing to
nothing to do with the nationality issue
apparently.
8.
A watchman at а tenement building in
in Ho
Man Tin said that the real motive of the British
Government was to use Hong Kong in exchange for
long-term benefits in China. Therefore, the purpose
of Sir Geoffrey's visit was to kill any hope of Hong
Kong people for the right of abode and thus impress
the Chinese that Hong Kong would be delivered to China
with everything intact.
9.
view.
A factory workman in Tsuen Wan held a similar
He said it was obvious that the British
Government was interested only in what benefits it
could get out of Hong Kong.
10.
A primary school teacher in Kwun Tong said
that the Foreign secretary had failed to give good
reasons to support his argument that it was
impracticable to give all Hong Kong people the right.
of abode. He felt
felt that Sir Geoffrey was here not
to help Hong Kong people but to drive us
desperate position.
to a more
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