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VISIT OF MINISTER OF STATE FOR ADMINISTRATION.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(MR HATTERSLEY)
TO HONG KONG, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER. 1969
POLITICAL AND INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION
GENERAL
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It is now nearly two years since the end of the Communist
campaign of violence against the Hong Kong authorities. During
this period there has been no organised violence in the Colony; there have been sporadic incidents involving violence on a minor
scale but such incidents are believed to have been entirely
spontaneous in origin and to have received no instigation or encouragement from the Communist authorities in Peking. In fact
such violence as there has been may reasonably be attributed to the protracted difficulties experienced by the local Communist
leadership in convincing their more militant cadres of the
desirability of abandoning violence in favour of a long term ideological campaign to win public support for their cause.
2. This latter course has been followed by the Communists for
a considerable time now and as part of their campaign they seek every opportunity of criticising the authorities on the ground of real or alleged deficiencies in the administration of the Colony's affairs. They have been particularly critical in the
spheres of public transport, crime, labour disputes, hawkers
and resettlement schemes; but they do not hesitate to seize upon any opportunity which presents itself of furthering their ultimate objective, which is to undermine the authority of the Government. There is no evidence to suggest that they are achieving any success in their campaign (except possibly in the sphere of education); nor is there any reason whatever to
suppose that they have any intention of abandoning their
efforts to attain their ultimate objective.
Recent Incidents and Current Situation
3. During August there were several incursions into Colony
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