EN CLAIR
PRIORITY PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
TELNO 725
UNCLASSIFIED
7 AUGUST, 1968
H W
ADUSD TU FO TEL NO 725 OF 7 AUGUST RFI TO HONG KONG (PRIORITY)
AND POLAD SINGAPORE.
CHUNG WAH SCHOOL.
PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 6 AUGUST CARRIES AN ARTICLE DATELINED HONGKONG
5 AUGUST ENTITLED ''FIRMLY REBUFF THE NEW PROVOCATION OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH IN DEREGISTERING CHUNG WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL!' RICILED IN
FOLLOWING IS SUMMARY.
2. THE ARTICLE SAYS THAT COMPATRIOTS IN HONG KONG ARE
EXTREMELY ANGRY ABOUT AND ARE FIRMLY RESISTING THIS NEW
CRIMINAL PERSECUTION''.
SINCE 19 JULY THEY HAVE BEEN
"HIVES NO 7 AUG 1968
HUA 9/2
''WHIPPING UP A NEW HIGH TIDE TO OPPOSE THIS NEW ATROCITY BY
HONG KONG BRITISH IMPERIALISM AND TO CENSURE THE VICIOUS POLICIES
OF HONG KONG BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN PROPAGATING SLAVISH EDUCATION
AND INTERFERING WITH PATRIOTIC EDUCATION
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MORE THAN 40
MASS MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD AND STRUGGLE COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN
FORMED. THE LATTER HAVE SAID THAT ''THE HONG KONG BRITISH
AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN VAINLY ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT PATRIOTIC
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND COMPATRIOTS FROM PROPAGATING WIDELY
THE GREAT MAO TSE-TUNG'S THOUGHT AND HAVE BEEN VAINLY ATTEMPTING
TO PREVENT THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF PATRIOTIC EDUCATION IN
HONG KONG AND SO HAVE CREATED THIS FASCIST FARCE.
BUT THE AIM OF THE HONG KONG BRITISH AUTHORITIES CANNOT BE ACHIEVED
IF THE HONG KONG BRITISH IMPERIALISTS ARE DETERMINED TO CREATE INCIDENTS AND WORSEN THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG THEN
THIS CAN ONLY AROUSE EVEN MORE DETERMINED OPPOSITION FROM
HONG KONG COMPATRIOTS''.
/3. THE