TNAG-2494-FCO40-3626-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-Chinese-reac-1992 — Page 135

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11

A CHINESE IDENTITY

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12.

The CPG's

campaign is not

confined

to creating

mistrust for the "British".

Its other leg is to convince

the community:

13.

(a) to recognise

common Chinese identity; and,

hence,

(b)

to accept the CPG as the sole, legitimate

guardian of Chinese wellbeing.

The main tactics adopted include:

(a)

National pride.

Loyalty to the motherland

should come before antipathy to the CCP and

personal or family sufferings under its rule.

(The impact of this appeal in Hong Kong is

limited but should not be dismissed

Historical experience.

(b)

never

The Chinese

should

forget their mistreatment by the outside

world, particularly at the hands of the

British and Japanese empires.

[This line evokes a strong response because of

deep

resentment

sufferings"

of

past

"national

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