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ANTI-BRITISH MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG
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Mr Royle drew to the attention of Sir Leslie
Monson a report in the "Daily Telegraph" of 17 March
1972 about the steady growth of "an anti-British
movement among some young Chinese in Hong Kong".
asked us to consult the Governor.
2. As a result, Hong Kong have produced the attached paper entitled "The New Left". Mi inive las written t train trav
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The main points of this paper may be summarised
as follows:
1.
History
Student agitation in the Colony is a
relatively new phenomenon.
After the War
most young people were too busy working
for a bare living or studying hard.
1966, there was evidence of some youthful
discontent but this was overtaken and
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Mr Grouser
Minute Selow
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submerged in the more serious communist-
inspired confrontation of 1967. The
current "new left" movement is seen as
starting in 1969 with a group of dissident
expatriates.
Membership
Only a tiny proportion of the young have
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