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REDUCED THE SIZE OF THEIR COMMITTEES IN ORDER TO KEEP WITHIN THE
LAW.
HOWEVER, THE UNION HAS NOT MORE THAN TEN MEMBERS ACTUALLY
EXPLOYED IN THE CEMENT FACTORY SO THAT ITS INFLUENCE IS VERY SMALL
ANY WAY.
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LOCAL COMMUNIST EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES ARE CURRENTLY SEARCHING
FOR SUITABLE SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS
AND ARE CONSIDERING HOLDING EVENING CLASSES IN VILLAGES. IN
URBAN COMMUNIST SCHOOLS, MORE STUDENTS ARE EXPRESSING INTEREST
IN GOVERNMENT CHINESE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS WHICH IS
AROUSING THE CONCERN OF THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES WHO ARE AWARE OF
THEIR POOR ACADEMIC STANDARDS.
7. DAILY COMMUNIST PRESS CIRCULATION HAS RISEN SLIGHTLY TO
21,500. ALLEGED AMERICAN ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF HONG KONG HAS
DOMINATED THE COMMUNIST NEWSPAPERS AND THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A
BRIEF BUT VICIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST PUBLIC PROPOSALS TO EXTEND
THE GOVERNOR'S TERM OF OFFICE.
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AT A RECENT MEETING SPONSERED BY A COMMUNIST SOCIETY OF
HAWKERS, HAWKERS WERE INSTRUCTED NOT TO REACT VIOLENTLY TO AUTHORITY
BUT TO CHANNEL COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES THROUGH THE SOCIETY.
A SUBSEQUENT QUOTE CLEAN-UP AND CLEARANCE UNQUOTE OPERATION
IN A HAWKER AREA MET WITH FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE HAWKERS.
9.
TWO AMERICANS DETAINED BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON 16TH
FEBRUARY, 1969, WHILE THEIR YACHT WAS EN ROUTE FROM HONG KONG
TO MACAU WERE RELEASED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 1969.
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