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M09 · Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:54 am

One analyst predicts that Hong Kong can retain its capitalist ways after it becomes part of mainland China in 1997 as long as a capitalist Hong Kong is useful to China; that a capitalist Hong Kong will be useful to China as long as Hong Kong is prosperous; and that Hong Kong will remain prosperous as long as it retains its capitalist ways.
If the predictions above are correct, which of the following further predictions can logically be derived from them?

(A) If Hong Kong fails to stay prosperous, it will no longer remain part of mainland China.

(B) If Hong Kong retains its capitalist ways until 1997, it will be allowed to do so afterward.

(C) If there is a world economic crisis after 1997, it will not adversely affect the economy of Hong Kong.

(D) Hong Kong will be prosperous after 1997

(E) The citizens of Hong Kong will have no restrictions placed on them by the government of mainland China.

OA please ?

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maihuna · Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:09 am

IMO B.
A: No only capitalist Hong kong will be useful to china, so no prosperous no capitalist may be communist but not out of china.

B: Close contender

C: no economic crisis is mentioned stem so out of scope

D: Close contender

E: nothing mentioned abt citizens so out of scope.

Chain of event: Capitalist->Useful->prosperous->capitalist

So B is ok, if it manage till 1997 china will allow to do so as long as it is prosperous.

D: No the above chain can be broken any time so no unconditional stuff..

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M09 · Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:25 am

Maihuna, not very clear reasoning. Here's what U did

IF useful, then can retail capitalist ways
IF prosperous, then useful,
IF capitalist, then prosperous .

Now as per choice A, if it's not prosperous, then it will not be useful and if not useful, then cant retain it capitalist ways. and Finally not be a part of Mainland China. So I chose A.

Any thoughts where I am wrong?