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INTENTION OF COMMUNISTS TO CONTINUE THEIR SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
WITHIN THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND OTHER KEY INDUSTRIES, SHOULD THET
BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ATTEMPTS AT REINSTATEMENT,
IS
AGAIN ILLUSTRATED CLEARLY BY THE COMMENT AT THE TRAMWAY UNION
MEETING.
30, THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE F T U WAS, NO
DOUBT, DESIGNED TO BOOST HORALE IN COMMUNIST CIRCLES. IT SEEMS
POSSIBLE THAT HE MAY NOW JOM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIST
LABOUR HIERARCHY AND RESUME 11.3 NORMAL FT Ų DUTIES, THUS ATTEMPT-
ING TO ILLUSTRATE TO UNION MEMBERS THAT THEY CAN RETURN TO THEIR
UNION ACTIVITIES WITHOUT FEAR OF GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST THEM.
HIS OVERT RESUMPTION OF OFFICE COULD ALSO UNDERLINE THE INTENTION
OF LOCAL COMMUNISTS TO CONTINUE THEIR NON-VIOLENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT.
THE MOVE TO FORM A NEW UNION OF WATERFRONT WORKERS COULD BE
OF CONSIDERABLE SIGNIFICANCE. THE NEW BODY WILL LEAN TOWARD THE
RIGHT AND, WHILE IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW MUCH SUPPORT IT WILL
ATTRACT, IT MUST HAVE SOME EFFECT IN BALANCING OUT THE STRUGGLE
FOR POWER BETWEEN RIGHT AND LEFT WING FACTIONS AMONGST WATERFRONT
WORKERS WHO WILL HENCEFORTH BE SERVED BY TWO PRO COMMUNIST AND TWO
RIGHT WING UNIONS.
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5. ALTHOUGH CLEARLY THE P L A WERE WELL AWARE OF THE SLOGAN
CARVING BY C T RESIDENTS ON 1ST APRIL, THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO
THE OBLITERATION OF THE SLOGANS SUGGEST THAT THE C P G BORDER
AUTHORITIES ARE NOT PREPARED TO LET MATTERS ESCALATE TO THE POINT
OF PROVOKING A MAJOR INCIDENT. THE MASS RALLY ON 6TH APRIL MAY
HAVE BEEN INTENDED TO COUNTER ANY FEELING THAT THIS LACK OF ACTION
SHOWED A FAILURE TO SUPPORT THE HONG KONG COMMUNISTS, AND WAS
INTENDED GENERALLY AS A MORALE BOOSTER.
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