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OTL, the 1967 Riots in Hong Kong was severe in its own right. One outspoken critic of the Cultural Revolution, Lam Bun, was killed in an arsonist attack. However, as the leftist rioters had the support of Mao Zedong, things could have gone worse.

So what if the Hong Kong leftists went more radical, say, attempting (or even succeeding) to assassinate Governor David Trench? How would Sino-British relations change? What path could Hong Kong's history and economy take?

And is it possible that the United Kingdom (and possibly Portugal: Motim 1-2-3 happened in 1966, after which the population of Macau became increasingly pro-Beijing) declares war on China?
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