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A SHOP EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION HAS ANNOUNCED A REDUCTION IN THE SIZE OF CELEBRATION AND MEMBERS OF A DOCK WORKERS' UNION HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BRING FRIENDS TO THE CELEBRATIONS, AN INVITATION BY
A BORDER VILLAGE ANTI PERSECUTION STRUGGLE COMMITTEE TO MANY LOCAL DIGNITARIES, TO ATTEND A PREPARATORY COMMITTEE MEETING MET
WITH A VERY POOR RESPONSE.
(D) A WELL PUBLICISED SPEECH BY A LEADING LABOUR OFFICIAL AT A RALLY MARKING MAO'S NEW DIRECTIVE ON THE 'LEADERSHIP OF THE WORKING CLASSES (JICTEL 426). NO CONCRETE PROPOSALS REGARDING IMPLEMENT-
ATION OF THE POLICY IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN MADE APART FROM A SUGGESTION IN PUBLISHING CIRCLES THAT BOOKSHOP EMPLOYEES SHOULD ASSIST IN PRINTING WORKS, BUT IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT LOCAL LABOUR LEADERS MAY SEND TEAMS OF WORKERS TO LECTURE STUDENTS AND MEMBERS
OF OTHER COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS.
(E) CONCERN AMONGST SENIOR COMMUNIST LABOUR OFFICIALS THAT GOVERN-
MENT WELFARE AND HOUSING SCHEMES ARE HAVING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON LOCAL COMMUNIST MORALE: 'STRIKERS' WHO ATTEND UNION STUDY MEETINGS
ONLY TO ENSURE THEY OBTAIN THEIR 'STRIKE PAY' AND UNION OFFICIALS WHO AVOID MEETINGS BECAUSE OF THE MEMBERS' EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS
HAVE ALSO BEEN THE SUBJECT OF CRITICISM. THE FOOR MORALE IN LABOUR
CIRCLES HAS BEEN FURTHER EVIDENCED RECENTLY BY DISORDERLY UNION
MEETINGS AT WHICH MEMBERS SHOUTED OBSCENITIES INSTEAD OF CHANTING
MAO SLOGANS. SEVERAL UNIONS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE COMMENCEMENT OF
MEMBERSHIP DRIVES BUT SO FAR THERE IS LITTLE SIGN OF SUCCESS.
(F) PARTIES, MEETINGS, FLAG FLYING, LOUDSPEAKER BROADCASTS,
MINOR AND BRIEF DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE DISPLAY OF A NUMBER OF
POSTERS BY LOCAL COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS TO CELEBRATE THE FORMATION
OF THE TWO FINAL REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEES IN CHINA CTIBET AND
SINKIANG). THIS EVENT WAS ACCORDED EXTREMELY WIDE COVERAGE
IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
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(G) THE 22 FISHERFOLK ARRESTED AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
IN COLONY WATERS TO REMAIN IN HONG KONG CPARAGRAPH 1CHO OF TELEGRAM
01492. WHILST THE NEUTRAL PRESS HAS GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY TO THIS
ISSUE IT HAS BEEN IGNORED BY THE COMMUNIST PRESS,
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