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quite unjustified.
Among officials and the
general public there is understandably
considerable relief (and, as Mr. Davies
That
remarked, some reason for self-satisfaction)
that the communist campaign of violence has
been successfully overcome. But there are no
illusions in any quarter as to the nature of
thecontinuing communist threat that lies ahead.
That much remains to be done on the labour
front is indisputable, not only because there
is an obvious responsibility to do what we can
to improve working conditions in step with
growing economic prosperity but also because
by so doing we give the communists less
opportunity to exploit genuine grievances.
It would be nice to think that the answer is
so simple as Mr. Davies suggests in his final
contribution to the programme, i.e. higher
wages. The superficial treatment of this
issue is illustrated by the apparent
inconsistency of Mr. Davies' views at this
he does not feel that legislation
point:
is the answer but at the same time he appears
to deplore the Hong Kong Government's failure
to intervene.
e.]
Some journalists'
licence we must allow
to the programme, and I will not therefore
take issue with the statement that
"a few weeks ago hundreds of bombs were being
scattered through the Colony every day"
(though even including false alarms and hoax
bombs it is something of an overstatement for
the worst weeks in October and November).
I would add that I have already aired my
views on the s tandard of B.B.C. reporting an
Hong Kong to members of the staff of the
/Corporation