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many to put all on paper. But we keep an account of all the outrages and will certainly settle the account with the Hongkong British authorities. They will not be allowed to deny these sinful deeds they have committed and they can never escape the responsibility for having committed them.
Why do the Hongkong British authorities persecute, maltreat and tor- ture our relatives in this way? It is only because they love our motherland, love our great leader Chairman Mao, oppose to the national oppression and political persecution launched by the Hongkong British authorities. In order to safeguard our national dignity and defend Mao Tse-tung's thought, our detained relatives keep reminding themselves of Chairman Mao's instruc- tion: "This army has an indomitable spirit and is determined to vanquish all enemies and never to yield. No matter what the difficulties and hard- ships, so long as a single man remains, he will fight on.' Knowing well that 'wherever there is struggle there is sacrifice', they look death in the face. Taking the heroes in the novel 'Red Cliff' as their models, they brave death, suffering and tortures and withstand one after another the frenzied attacks mounted by the enemy. They have smashed to smithereens the Hongkong British authorities' evil designs. We are proud of having such relatives! They are the fine sons and daughters of the Chinese nation. Their spirit encourages us to courageously stand up and carry on our struggle against the Hongkong British authorities.
However, our relatives, and all those Chinese patriots illegally arrested and thrown into the dark prisons by the Hongkong British authorities, are still suffering. This is what we and all patriotic Chinese cannot acquiesce in. Time and again we have talked with the departments concerned of the Hong- kong British authorities. We have lodged protests with them and put demands to them. But up to now, the Hongkong British authorities have been trying to put the matter off and refuse to settle the problems promptly.
We, relatives of the patriotic Chinese unjustifiably detained in the con- centration camp, appeal to all Chinese patriots and all those who have a sense of justice to join us in denouncing and condemning the serious fascist atrocities committed by the Hongkong British authorities in violating human rights, undermining the normal work and life of the community, and impair- ing the running of patriotic establishments and normal business concerns and carrying out political persecution. This illegal persecution launched by the Hongkong British authorities have prevented our relatives from performing their normal work. Many of our relatives are executives or staff members of trade unions, societies or schools. By depriving them of their liberty, the Hongkong British authorities have caused the organisations concerned enor- mous losses. Some of our relatives have their own businesses to look after. The detention of Tang Ping-ta, for one example, has brought great losses to his business. Our families have been placed under abnormal conditions. Children fail to see their parents; wives and husbands have been separated. Who has given the Hongkong British authorities such right to do whatever they please? We appeal to the Chinese patriots and to people with a sense of justice to support the following demands we put forward:
1. Release all the patriotic compatriots unjustifiably detained in the concentra-
tion camp and the dark prisons;
2. Compensate them for their losses suffered mentally and physically and in
their work or their businesses;
3. Give proper medical care to those who have been wounded and who have become invalid because of assaults and maltreatments administered by the Hongkong British authorities.
4. Immediately stop maltreatments and safeguard personal safety.