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(a) There might be an outflow of tycoons resulting

in

but

a capital outflow of, say HK$100 billion;

(b)

The bulk of the population and the territory's

wealth would be unable to leave.

NO FOREIGN PRESSURES

6.

Tsui warned that if

"cooperation"

commercial

HMG was unable to maintain

with the CPG over Hong Kong, British

interests would suffer.

(He referred

specifically to Hongkong Bank, Jardine Matheson and the

Swire Group.)

7.

·

He claimed that the CPG was well-placed to resist

Western governments' demands because the PRC was now

enjoying "unprecedented national unity". This state of

affairs had been produced:

(a) By the counter-reaction to US attempts

exert pressure on the CPG; and

to

- (b)

By a rural population satisfied with its

prosperity.

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