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so whether they are doing so to an extent which,
is giving rises cause for longer to the auctoriting in Hong Kong
the more outrageous and extreme forms of
Communist propaganda; and so long as the
Communist press refrains from publishing
material of a blatantly seditious and
inflammatory nature the authorities accordingly
take no action against it. Although this could
be regarded (and is regarded by the Governor
as a "concession" to the Communists we consider that
so long as public confidence in the Colony is
not thereby seriously affected, it is the best
course to adopt in the interests of Sino/British relations generally. A
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3. It would be helpful to know whether and if
so to what extent the Communist press still
persist in publishing material which in more
normal circumstances would lead to legal action
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Communist sehools
4 We learnt from the Governor in July this
year that he had set up a Schools Steering
Committee, a small official body with the
function of watching Communist schools generally
and suggesting ways and means, whenever possible,
of inhibiting their activities within the very
limited scope that exists for doing so. The
that
fact is that the Communist schools have a
captive clientele in the families of active
supporters, trade union members and employees
of Communist concerns. Against the forms of
pressure and persuasion that can be brought to
bear, Government measures to wean parents from
sending their children to Communist schools are
unlikely to succeed. Conversely there is no
evidence that Communist schools are at the
present time attracting children from non-
/ Communist
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