TNAG-2195-FCO40-3132-Hong-Kong-nationality-package-1990 — Page 256

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Q

WHAT IF CHINA WERE TO INVADE HONG KONG ?

A: IF CHINA WISHED TO IMPOSE

IT'S WILL ON HONG KONG

IT COULD

DO SO AT ANY

TIME BY

MEANS

OTHER THAN

ARMED INVASION.

+1)

CONTROLS, FOR EXAMPLE,

MUCH OF HONG

KONG'S WATER SUPPLY AND IS THE MAJOR

SOURCE OF FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES

BUT IT HAS NEVER DONE SO, PRECISELY BECAUSE

SUCH ACTION WOULD BE TOTALLY CONTRARY

TO CHINA'S OWN NATIONAL INTEREST. CHINA

HAS THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE INTEREST IN

HONG KONG REMAINING STABLE ANA PROSPEROUS,

NASTATING WOULD BE MORE DAMAGING TO HONG

KONG

AND THUS TO CHINA

ITSELF

THAN

THAT IS WHY

THE SORT OF ACTION SUGGESTED. THAT IS

LIFIND IT SHRICH A FAR FETCHED SCENARID..

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