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a different form, and that there are no grounds
whatever for complacency on our part.
5. Public tribute has deservedly been paid in
Parliament on more than one occasion to the
manner in which the people of Hong Kong, under
your leadership, met and withstood the challenge
presented to them by the Communists; and to
the efficiency with which the Hong Kong police,
with the assistance of the Colony's garrison,
dealt with the situation. It is, however,
fitting that I should conclude this despatch by
confirming and recording the appreciation of
Her Majesty's Government for the manner in which
you, your advisers - both official and
unofficial – the forces of law and order and the
general public of the Colony faced up to and
overcame the dangers which confronted Hong Kong
during the year 1967.
I have eve.
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