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(c)

το undermine

establishment

confidence among

the Hong Kong

(in particular, Lecco, senior

Hong Kong officials and leading businessmen);

and

(d) to minimise the economic costs to the PRC of

confrontation over constitutional issues.

།

If

successful,

this

strategy would generate

considerable gains for the CPG:

(a) HKG would suffer a grievous loss of political

credibility.

(b)

The Hong Kong establishment and the public at

large would be shown the wisdom of siding with

the CPG.

CPG would be able to frustrate aspirations

democracy without

(c)

The

for

a

faster

расе

of

damaging the business environment (as it seeks

to do within the PRC).

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