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alternative employment
say as hawkers, or as tax-drivers
etc.
14. On the treatment of persons arrested, surely the
C.P. can see to it that when chaps are arrested the Police- men doing their jobs treated these prisoners more civilly
no beating up, no unnecessary harshness of attitude, they could be held over night in the Police Station and given
a lecture and released quietly on the next day without being charged in Court, and sentenced to a prison term.
15. Of course when certain individuals are released
from the Concentration Camp they will "celebrate" or
otherwise make a show of it. This they must do in the propaganda front because of FACE, but it would 'soon quieten
down and will soon be forgotten. Like the case of Jardine's
and Butterfield & Swire, when a few seamen get back employment on board certain ships, their newspapers would say that the two firms co-operated, and "Re-instatement was successful". This is what they will say. It is neither here
or there. If this is the price one can get away with for peace
and prosperity, why not pay it.
16.
When put to him what about the killing of Lam Bun, he said it was never the policy or intention of Peking or of the local heirachy that such should take place; but having happened neither Peking nor the local heirachy would openly admit it was wrong, even though within their ranks the responsible organisation
was severely criticised.
17.
When put to him what about the manufacturing of bombs which seriously injured one of its own pupils in Cheung Wah School, he was embarrassed.
18.
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When put to him whether he has been saying in effect'
that the Hong Kong Government should submit herself under the
whims and mercy of a super-government, he gave no direct
answer.
18.
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In the end he added that the C.P.G. has a funny way of
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