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(d) there will be equal opportunity for all without discrimination between colour, race or craed. Thaɛ vill apoly for Anrtance to residence, taxation, business opportunity,

ducation, legal rights and participation in the amenitius of Hongkong.

A declarebion such as L is can da rothing but good. Such of what is duclaro₫ is not new and is already in w/fuct, i.t. the. Free .ort, but wo do not get credit for it in the gas of the world and a restatement will bu both simple and boneficial. (It willbe necessary, however, to mmie & careful decision as to whether longkong should be a Free Air fort. I believe it o id).

3. Due.tion of cul national.te of the dhanusu rusiding in kongbang is not apple of solution, vi praent system must continue. It 18 arguable, a wovor, tut pinuano Citizens of longcong (tha is Go say people born kau continously resident in the municipality) Buband w given szo Pivilege kit in the British Comsundealt....

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îna original c nouption of the new territorius was a military one based on sel unco. This has ogon roved worthless. It is 083LULO, tiverafore, that there are aras a. ich will be of little lo so thus sym

ioipality. Provided the aŭtur supplies, railways and airfields are Balupaarded, it night well be in 1ongaung's inte gate to remco v..u size of the municipal arcu, thus conforming more to the nature of a mu icijas tikat, do v. for expansion is of course desirable but this must be weighed corufully against the political «dvantages to be mined frɔm & voluntary rendition of legsod territories to the Chinese BevormtekL

The time for such a declaration is rou). China's Govora ont energod from the air full of confidence in herself and infk yed with nationalisk. There has, however, buon reaction in the co try muring recent months due to troula's roulintic

ays in benchuria, the failurus which are belin malo in Shanghai wher. China has takon over,

abi: per provien thun she can handle, civil war with the Communi :ts, and some un- certainty about.. American intenti 3. any Chinese, ranging frai un ro to cancers, businessmon end even sldiers, ant lo ave Hongkong remain un our unit, and sono ovua say 50, An sasin ̧ of the tenslan W201 ING exinted Zor, Buly ontus no is not in isself enough, ne solut take action t avertine & Chan, which is not only right and pro ur bus ulso politico lysxpuciens.

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