and popular outdoor activities.
Whilst it will be some considerable time
before these communist controlled organisations can hope to gain the
membership level they once enjoyed strenuous efforts to do so will continue
and non-communists are likely to be the target of any recruiting drives in
future.
CONCLUSIONS
33.
From this paper it will be seen that:-
(a)
The communists' efforts since the beginning of 1968 to
develop a broad base of support among the population of
Hong Kong have been largely unsuccessful;
(b)
United Front work has not, so far, met with any degree of
response from the various sectors of the community at which
it is directed, including the lower paid and under-
privileged;
(c)
Attempts to consolidate the local communist movement have
done little to persuade the less militant members to
return to the fold and the continuous indoctrination of
MAO thoughts is meeting with increasing hostility from
the rank and file;
(a)
Morale generally in communist organisations is still low
(but see (h) below);
(e)
The stoppage of strike pay is likely to lead to further
losses in the communist labour movement, and little head-
way has been made in regaining influence in essential
industries where, however, a number of inactive union
members remain in employment;