KN CLAIR
JORITY PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
TELNO 758 19 AUGUST, 1968
CNCLASSIFIED
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAN NO 758 OF 19 AUGUST.
REL, HÙNG KONG AND POLAD SINGAPORE.
THE OFFICIAL PAPER KUANGMING DAILY AND NCNA OF 17 AUGUST
CARRIED TWO ARTICLES ON THE DEREGISTRATION OF CHUNG WAH SCHOOL.
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THE FIRST ARTICLE DESCRIBES DEREGISTRATION AS A QUOTE
FASCIST OUTRAGE UNQUOTE WHICH MARKS QUOTE ANOTHER GRAVE STEP
DELIBERATELY TAKEN BY THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN CREATING
TENSION IN HONG KONG UNQUOTE. IN A STATEMENT ON 15 AUGUST,
THE CHUNG WAH SCHOOL DEMANDED THAT THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES REVOKE
DEREGISTRATION, GIVE BACK THE SCHOOL PREMISES AND GUARANTEE
SCHOOL'S RIGHT FREELY TO USE THEM, ALLOW TWO TEACHING STAFF AND WORKERS TO CONTINUE TOWORK IN THE SCHOOL, RELEASE
HUANG TSU-FEN AND OTHER IMPRISONED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND
COMPENSATE THE SCHOOL FOR ALL LOSSES.
3. THE ARTICLE GOES ON TO RELATE THE HISTORY OF THE
DEREGISTRATION PROCEDURE SINCE 19 JULY, BUT CLAIMS THAT
DESPITE QUOTE PERSECUTION UNQUOTE PATRIOTIC EDUCATION HAS BREN > EVELOPING IN HONG KONG. DEREGISTRATION OF CHUNG WAR IS
QUOTE AIMED AGAINST ALL PATRIOTIC EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
LIFTING A ROCK TO UNQUOTE, BUT THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES ARE
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DROP IT ON THEIR OWN FEET. COMPATRIOTS WARN THE BRITISH
AUTHORITIES: QUOTE DONT PLAY WITH FIRE, LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF
UNQUOTE. (WORDS IN QUOTES OMITTED IN CHINESE TEXT.>
RECEIVED IN RCHIVES No.53 21 AUG 1968
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