Jack of Harts

The New Hong Kong Contingency did not need Tinian to survive. It was one of many islands in the Western Pacific they had purchased large tracks of land on over the decades, and all had been prepared as potential fallback positions in case the Communist Party’s reach was greater than Hong Kong’s estimate. Make no mistake that the island was one of their favored locations, though. And they were relieved when Guam’s defenders destroyed the Chinese invasion force that would have taken the rest of the islands around it, including Tinian. It meant they did not need to execute another evacuation plan. It also allowed them to heavily invest in the island with little fear of losing their investment. Especially after America recovered from its Second Great Depression and helped create the Western Alliance. New Hong Kong quickly became a founding partner in the area, and many of the casinos and hotels all over Micronesia benefited from funding they had squirreled away during their decades-long plan to escape the Communist Party’s grip.