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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.224 OF 24 FEBRUARY 785-
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MY TELNO.212 : JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (JPOA).
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1. THE JPOA HAS PROCEEDED WITH THE LECTION OF AN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE WITH UNEXPECTED SPEED. ELECTIONS WERE HELD YESTERDAY. SERGEANT MICHAEL CHUNG, WHO WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE, WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN. TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ARE ALSO AMONGST THE SIX OFFICE BEARERS
IN THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ALL THREE HAVE BEEN CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH INTERDICTED OFFICERS BUT DISAGREEMENTS ARE
BEGINNING TO EMERGE BETWEEN THEM ABOUT FUTURE POLICY.
2. IT WILL TAKE TIME TO ASSESS THE ATTITUDES OF ALL 18 MEMBERS
OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BOTH MODERATES AND RADICALS ARE REPRESENTED. HOWEVER,
HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT, AT THE OFFICE-BEARER LEVEL, RELATIVELY MODERATE MEMBERS MAY BE IN THE STRONGER POSITION
3. WE WILL SEND A FULLER ASSESSMENT AS SOON AS WE KNOW HOW THE
COMMITTEE IS LIKELY TO OPERATE IN PRACTICE.
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MR.CORTAZZI MR.MURRAY
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HONG KONGGOVT. OFFICE
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