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IMMEDIATE No. 574
Original an HLD 57/2
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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
D. 11th May, 1967.
R. 11th
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office. Repeated
"Peking, No. 200.
"POLAD Singapore, No. 67.
The main left wing papers on 10th May devoted most of their front page, their Hong Kong page and three other full pages (one of photographs and two of readers' letters) to industrial disputes. Most of the space was taken up with reports of support to the plastic factory workers by various other unions and organisations (e.g. The Hong Kong Branch of Hsinhua News Agency). The editorials take the line that the plastic workers' struggle is just and that their demands should be met by the British Authorities.
2. The left wing papers on 11th May devote the whole of their front and Hong Kong news pages and three other full pages to the current disputes. Again most of the reports are about expressions of sympathy and support by other unions and organisations. One of the major reports however alleges that the workers still in detention had been beaten up by police in the police station and in prison.
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3. The Ta Kung Pao editorial is entitled "this violence must be stopped immediately". This too contains the allegation of police brutality towards those arrested and the lack of medical attention. "This is appalling fascist brutality. British Authorities in acting in this violent way can only be pouring oil on the fire of anti-persecution indignation of the broad masses of patriotic compatriots in Hong Kong. body knows the use by the Germans of concentration camps and the Japanese Imperialists of prisons.......only speeded their defeat. Today's broad masses of patriotic compatriots in Hong Kong have raised high the red banner of Mao Tse-Tung's thoughts, dare to struggle and are afraid of nothing. We advise the British Authorities in Hong Kong that they ought immediately to stop this violence otherwise all consequences will be entirely your responsibility. As for those few Hong Kong British special agents and prison underlings who have evilly beaten up the Chinese compatriots they ought to wake up: if they remain obdurate "national discipline will not tolerate them" The blood debt they owe to compatriots will one day have to be paid."
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