putting up posters on the frontier, mainly at Sha Tau
Kok, continue to occur but not on any large scale.
They could, of course, as always, develop into more
serious incidents. The Chinese Territory farmers with
land in British Territory and the labourers handling
cargo in the Man Kam To lairage area, while continuing
to show an unfriendly and resentful attitude, have,
for the time being at any rate, stopped seeking to provoke
They are undoubtedly under the influence of
the commune leaders who generally appear to have accepted a policy of endeavouring to avoid any direct conflict
with British Security Forces. However, the farmers and
labourers continue to propagate the thoughts of MAO by the ostentatious study of his works and chanting slogans
during their visits to British Territory.
trouble.
16.
The exceptions to this general state of affairs
are, to some extent, the seventy odd Sha Tau Kok escapees,
(thirty of whom are wanted by Police to answer criminal
charges) who, still fearing arrest if they return to
British Territory, remain "in exile" on the Chinese side
of the border. They have never been really accepted by
the Sha Tau Kok Commune and do not appear to be amenable
to local communist discipline, occasionally acting in a
provocative manner. They pose a problem in this area.
17.
Because of continued factional strife the C.C.A.
have taken over virtual control of the whole of Kwangtung
Province. So far the unsettled conditions have not
apparently affected the border where the C.C.A. has
gradually extended its influence and control over the
behaviour of inhabitants. There has, however, been no
change in C.C.A. deployment, and one regiment remains in
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