beyond him we of
hi N.T. base alt,
العاشر اسلامي
it in pusponat tä
ن اساسه
for 20 years only.
decisions should be made sufficiently far in
advance of the critical date of 1997 for the
economy of the Colony not to have run down
disastrously. It will, for example, be necessary
very soon to take important decisions in relation
to franchises such as for telephones. The
H.K. Telephone Company's franchise runs out in
It seems unrealistic to consider an
extension for more than 20 years at the outside,
S
1975.
is
but the Company may not be willing to accept
the proining in 1995 will be imjonasian Aike this without firm
guarantees from Government which
frutes/by the clear, the latter can hardly give. But equally.
ang panas rakk
Government could not possibly afford to buy out the Telephone Company.
This situation obtains in
respect of other public utilities too and there
will also be the problem of ordinary am...
which are of many kinds, some in the ceded
territory being for 999 years. Unless therefore
decisions are made at a relatively carly date,
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possibly the mid-1970s, confidence in the future
of the Colony may have ebbed to such an extent
that H.K.G. would not really be faced with a
choice between a series of possibilities, but
only with a decision that to get out without
delay in an undignified scuffle was the only
possible solution likely to commend itself to
Parliament. With this in mind if the internal
situation in China should resolve itself at
any moment in the next ten years in favour of a
government of pragmatists, to whom the maintenance
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of Hong Kong as a viable entity was a matter of real interest, the
quicker an approach is made to them the better. In such circumstances
every
effort should be made to obtain a solution which
if it must be limited in time should at least in
theory last for another 99 years.
17.
Assuming however that there a pears po
be no likelihood of any Chinese Government in power coming to an
accommodation with H.E.G., but at the same time they seem willing to
permit the precent arrangement to run on till the end of the ow
Territories lease, it would be essential no later than 1980 and possibly
in the mid-1970s to bugia making plans for the transfer of sovereignty
over H.K. to China in which case any of the possibilities listed at
paragraph 15(a) to (a) could be tried out to ensure an ordered tranfes
of responsibility which must be H.W.G.'s vital
concern.
Conclusion.
18.
1
From the above study it is apparent that there are a variety of possible
courses of action open to H.M.G. and the H.K. Government, some ot least
of which give the possibility of the
continued existence of H.K. in the state in
which we know it today. Whether or not such a solution is feasible
depends almost entirely on the Chinese Government, and the shape of
depends upon the outcome of the Cultu...
Revolution.
The equation thus has too many
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unknowns for a solution to be attempted today. What is required is that
the options should be set out. Then in the light of developments in
China it should be currently assessed which of the apparent options is
obtainable. When devoloraents seem favourable, then there must be no
hesitation in seeking a solution with despatch. Second chances may never
récur.
19.
The most important feature of the prescat time is that the problem of
H.K. is coming fully under discussion for perhaps the first time. Until
now there has been an unwillingness to discuss the options for fear of
wrecking Colony confidence. The Chinese themselves have made
that confidence a tender plant; now is the time
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and when
a solution as the opportunity offers.
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HONG KONG
You may recall that following the receipt of GERCOS 98 from the
Co-mander in Chiof Far Mast of th July about paychological opera- tions
and co-ordination of propaganda activity generally in Hong Kong there
was some discussion between Departments about what should be done. A
Working Group was cet up but I think the only meeting it held was one on
17th July.
2. So far as the military side is concerned the Staff Officer leaves on
18th September. It would be very helpful if you could let us know what
is happening on the civil side, and what arrangements are being made in
Hong Kong, not least because we shall have to talk to the Commander in
Chief Far East about it when he returns home in the near future.
3.
I have sent a copy of this to Richard Sykes in the Foreign Office.
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The two attached telegrams from Paris (Nos. 916 and 917)
give a very interesting account of French views on what is
happening in China. They are of particular interest since the
French now have access to information, such as Red Guard posters
and newspapers, which is denied to us. It remains true,
however, that all information from Red Guard sources must be
treated with a certain amount of caution.
2. The French views expressed in these telegrams are very
much in line with our own thinking. It seems clear that Chou
En-lai continues to play an important and, to some extent..
moderating role.
Chou has recently called for a
moderation of communist tactics in the Colony. There is no
reason to believe that Chou En-lai is particularly well dis-
posed towarda Britain or Hong Kong but it does seem likely that
he, and others whose main concern is with the administration
and economy of China, realise that the present extremist policies
can only harm China and therefore try whenever possible to
moderate their effects. If this is so, we must I suggest be
particularly careful in our own policy, both in Hong Kong and
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thanking our Embassy in Paris for their telegrams, ask them
to make the best possible use of their contacts with the
French to obtain more. We should also repeat these two
telegrams to Hong Kong, Singapore and Washington, but tell
them to protect the source.
Draft telegram submitted.
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