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Hong Kong Department
18 August 1989
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HONG KONG: DESPATCH FROM THE GOVERNOR: "LIFE AFTER 4 JUNE 1989:
THE EFFECTS ON HONG KONG OF THE PEKING STUDENTS' MOVEMENT AND ITS
SUPPRESSION
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1. I submit a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong about the
impact on Hong Kong of the events of 4 June. It can be read in
conjunction with the report "Hong Kong June 1989" which I have submitted separately.
2. The despatch is a perceptive analysis of the reaction of the
people of Hong Kong to the student movement in Peking, both before and after its suppression. The significance of the reaction in Hong Kong to these events is that it represents a dramatic shift in
attitude, away from apathy and indifference to commitment and
concern. I believe that the effects of that shift will be with us
for a long time. One obvious result has been a shift of opinion in favour of faster democratisation; but the Governor is right to
point out that many people in the community continue to be
apprehensive about too rapid change.
3.
The Governor deals in some detail with the question of Chinese
attitudes to Hong Kong. One of the most worrying features of
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