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Reference: C/13/372
Page No. 1 of 13 Pages,
Copy No. 38 of 40 Copies.
Special Branch,
Hong Kong Police.
26th November, 1968.
Chinese Propaganda Media in Hong Kong (other than Press)
Their scope and their impact
Introduction
Propaganda is, for the purpose of this paper,
defined as an organised scheme for the propagation and
dissemination of a doctrine or faith. It forms a vital
weapon in the armoury of any communist movement; the
Chinese communists have been no exception to this rule
and over the years have built up a powerful propaganda
machine in Hong Kong. The main propaganda arm of the local
communists is undoubtedly the press and this aspect is
studied in a separate paper (reference C/13/372 dated
21st November, 1968). Other media available to the
communists include news agency releases, periodicals, books
and other publications, films, theatrical performances,
radio broadcasts (from Macao and China), television
broadcasts (from China) and last, but by no means least,
the spoken word. This paper examines briefly the scope of
these media, the type of material they disseminate and
their impact on the population of the Colony.
Propaganda Tasks
2.
In line with the present Peking policy of a
long term non-violent struggle, the current aim of the
communist propagandists who control the various media in
/Hong Kong.
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