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1820: PROHONGAID LONDON TWO :
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IN THE CHINESE PRESS SING TAO JIH PAO, KUNG SHEUNG AND FAI PO CARRIED BOTH THE AGENCY REPORT AND THE GOVERNMENT STATEMENT. MING PO, HONG KONG TIMES AND TIN TIN ONLY THE GOVERNMENT'S STATEMENT WAS CARRIED FOLLOWING A BRIEF REFERENCE TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE PAMPHLET. WHERE PARTS OF THE PAMPHLET WERE QUOTED THE MAIN POINTS COVERED WERE SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG, NO MINIMUM WAGE, NO MEDICAL INSURANCE AND NO COMPULSORY EDUCATION, NO ELECTED REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT, THE HIGH SUICIDE RATE, GAMBLING AND DRUG ADDICTION, CHINA'S TOLERANCE OF THE PRESENT POSITION FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ADVANTAGE AND THE USE OF HONG KONG'S RESERVES TO BOLSTER THE BRITISH POUND. SOME CHINESE NEWSPAPERS CARRIED COMMENTS BY LOCAL CITIZENS INCLUDING MR. TS IN SAI-NIN WHO WAS QUOTED AS AGREEING IN PRINCIPLE TO THE PROPOSAL FOR REFORMS
MR. EDMUND CHOW, IN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS.
URBAN COUNCILLOR, WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT HE DISAGREED WITH MANY ASPECTS OF THE PAMPHLET AND ADDED MUCH OF IT WAS OUTDATED. A KAIFONG LEADER MR. YAN CHI-KIT WAS QUOTRVD AS ATXREEING THAT THE PAMPXLET WAS JUSTIFIED IN LISTING THE
LACK OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES BUT SAYING IT WAS WRONG TO BLAME -THE GOVERNMENT FOR SITUATIONS SUCH AS THAT OF CHILD LABOUR. DR. L.K. DING OF THE CHRISTIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THE CRITICISMS IN THE PAMPHLET WERE +UNDENIABLE FACTS+ TO WHICH THERE HAD BEEN NO REMEDY DESPITE CONSTANT CRITICISMS.
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