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HKG's present day opponents.

5.

If it

is decided that an historical perspective is

important, we might make more of the better features of

colonial administration:

(a) Hong Kong, like most British colonies, developed as

а result of the interest of Britain's mercantile

community in establishing trading links around the

world.

(b) However, by the time

Hong Kong was ceded to

Britain, HMG had come to recognise that colonial

government could not be left in the hands of the

commercial community. Wider interests, including

those of the local community, had to be protected.

(c)

a

the

The government was, therefore, put in the hands of

to answerable

Hence, colonial government was opened up,

Governor appointed by and

Crown.

through the Secretary of State, to scrutiny by

Parliament and

was conducted in accordance with

Royal

Instructions which established

controls on

the

Governor's

authority.

Against this

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