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TELNO. 1032
29 AUGUST 1968
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ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 1032 OF 29TH AUGUST REPEATED PEKING.
MY TELEGRAM NO. 1017 PARAGRAPH 1(B). 41 13/4/75
COMMUNIST SCHOOLS.
I MUST TELL YOU THAT PUBLIC APPREHENSIONS ARE BUILDING UP AT OUR
GENERALLY LENIENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMMUNIST SCHOOLS. THE MATTER
HAS NOW BEEN RAISED TWICE BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
WHERE STRONG VIEWS ON THE NEED TO CURB THE PRESENT COMMUNIST
EXPANSIONIST SCHOOLS PROGRAMME WERE EXPRESSED. IT MAY WELL COME UP
IN AN OPEN AND EMBARRASSING MANNER IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
BEFORE LONG, SINCE THE NEUTRAL AND ANTI-COMMUNIST CHINESE PRESS
HAVE NOW TAKEN THE SUBJECT UP AND ARE CRITICISING IN PARTICULAR
THE THREE NEW REGISTRATIONS, WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED CMY
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TELEGRAM NO. 1008 PARAGRAPH 1(F) REFERS), AND THE DECISION TO -HUB 13/4/18
TREAT IN THE NORMAL WAY ANY APPLICATION WHICH MIGHT BE RECEIVED
TO USE THE CHUNG WAH PREMISES FOR A NEW SCHCCL.
2. A PETITION FROM 23 HEADS OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND PROMINENT
LOCAL CITIZENS IN YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES, HAS BEEN RECEIVED
PROTESTING AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LARGE SCHOOL (NOT YET
REGISTERED) THERE.
3. IT IS UNFORTUNATE ALSO THAT THE INFORMATION THAT 25 NEW SCHOOLS
ARE IN THE PIPELINE HAS NOW BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, APPARENTLY
AS A RESULT OF A STATEMENT MADE IN LONDON.
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