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DISCUSSION WITH THE
GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG :
22ин - 23 гм остовен, 1968.
Department
Hong Kong Department
COMMUNIST SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG
The Governor reported early in August
that the communists in Kong Kong had fecehtát
announced plans for opening 25 new schools.
The generally lenient attitude of the Hong Kong
government towards such schools had led to a
building up of public apprehension and the
matter had been twice raised by unofficial
members of the Executive Council. It had also
been raised in the non-communist press; and a
number of petitions had been received from
heads of local organisations and prominent
citizens in the New Territories protesting
against the proposed establishment of a
communist school in that area.
2.
Of the 25 new schools mentioned above,
21 were operating by mid September. Four of
these had been duly registered under the
Education Ordinance; seven more had submitted
applications for registration; eight had not
yet applied and two had not notified the
education authorities of their desire to
operate.
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The remaining four schools had not
yet begun to operate and had not notified the
Education Department of their desire to do so.
3.
The number of children attending these new
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