TNAG-2493-FCO40-3625-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-Chinese-reac-1992 — Page 95

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28.

HKG should

take

pre-emptive measures to prevent

panic within the business community:

(a) HKG,

at

the highest levels, should increase

personal contacts With business leaders

convince Chem of the constitutional package's

merits and of the administr tion's commitment

соа favourable business environment.

(b)

The

advisory bodies

วก which

business

interests are

represented should be used as

forums for special lobbying to counteract the

United Front's propaganda efforts.

HKC's campaign should пос walt for the CPG/

escalation of its pressures.

UI

(d)

In

the

CPG

that

addition, HMG should be asked to make plain

economic hostility towards

Hong Kong will not be cost free and that the

CPG will face retaliation (e.g., in the EEC,

the GATT, trade disputes

?

with

the new

US

administration).

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