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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 768 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
3.
CH) AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY A COMMUNIST MIDDLE SCHOOL OF PLANS TO OPEN
A FURTHER BRANCH IN KOWLOON. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 1968 SEVEN
SCHOOLS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION OF OPENING 13 NEW ESTABLISH-
MENTS.
(1) THE COMMUNIST PRESS GAVE PROMINENCE TO A STATEMENT ISSUED BI
THE ACAPSC ON 14TH JUNE DENOUNCING GOVERNMENT AND POLICE FOR SUPPRESS
ING WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE REINSTATEMENT CAMPAIGN, AND INTERFERING
WITH THE 'SACRED RIGHT' TO PROPAGATE THE THOUGHTS OF MAO.
SIMILAR STATEMENTS BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS WERE GIVEN PUBLICITY THE
FOLLOWING DAY AND A STATEMENT BY HONG KONG BRANCH NCNA ALSO
ATTACKING GOVERNMENT ON THIS SUBJECT WAS ISSUED ON 16TH JUNE. THE
ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO LANDSLIDE VICTIMS ((E) ABOVE) WAS WIDELY
REPORTED AND GOVERNMENT CRITICISED FOR INADEQUATE EMERGENCY
SERVICES. REINSTATEMENT DELEGATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE IGNORED
AS SUCH: THOSE CONCERNED WITH OTHER MATTERS RECEIVED WIDE PUBLICITY.
(J) QUIET ON THE BORDER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN ISOLATED INCIDENT
WHEN A COMBINED POLICE/MILITARY PATROL WAS STONED BY A GROUP OF
YOUTHS FROM CHINESE TERRITORY. ON 10TH JUNE A 'CLEAN' SHUNTING
ENGINE WAS PUT INTO SERVICE AT LO WU AND SO FAR IT HAS NOT BEEN
DEFACED WHILE IN CT. HOWEVER ON 15TH JUNE THE CREW WERE MADE TO
CHANT THE THOUGHTS OF MAO AND PHOTOGRAPHED WHILE SO DOING.
(K) 16 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED BY SEA WERE ARRESTED DURING
THE WEEK. CILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WILL NOT BE REPORTED IN FUTURE
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN NUMBERS AND THEY APPEAR
TO REPRESENT A CHANGE IN COMMUNIST POLICY OR CONTROL)
2. ON 10TH JUNE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SENT LETTERS TO 25
COMMUNIST LABOUR ORGANISATIONS DRAWING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE, PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT
OF DEMONSTRATIONS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS.
3. THE WIDE PUBLICITY GIVEN TO THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
ACAPSC AND HONG KONG BRANCH NCNA REGARDING THE INCIDENTS IN KOWLOON
AND TO OTHER SUPPORTING STATEMENTS, INDICATES THAT THE COMMUNIST
HIERARCHY HAS DECIDED THAT THE ISSUE OF THE
'SACRED RIGHT' TO
PROPAGATE MAO'S THOUGHTS MUST BE EXPLOITED TO THE FULL FOR PROPAGANDA
PURPOSES. WHILE THERE IS A DANGER THAT THE MORE MILITANT OF THE
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