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resisted bravely during the Japanese occupation;
if it were not for the united force of Chinese people, we would not have achieved victory;
even Japanese workers are sad and angry with Suzuki's plot to distort history;
the women workers should not forget our nation's previous hardships, particularly since we are subject to Hong Kong" ន social system which fails to offer workers any security. Therefore we should strengthen our organisation, wake up our sisters, and demonstrate our potential through the labour movement.
She was followed by CHAN King-cheung, President of the Chinese University Students Union, and representative of the HKFS. He read telegrams of support from 14 Chinese student societies in the United States and then addressed himself to the young people in the rally. He reminded them that young people had sent repeated protests to the Japanese Consulate, and said that they should never forget the lesson of blood, and should increase the level of their protests; young people should study contemporary Chinese history. SIN Kan-hung, (PTU), said that teachers had a special responsibility for instilling a sense of right and wrong in students and in not letting the lessons of history be forgotten. He inveighed against a revival of Japanese militarism. He was followed by Dr. L.K. DING, (HKCIC), who recounted his personal experiences of Japanese brutality during the invasion of Singapore. He alleged that men and women had been used as human guinea pigs for medical experiments. CHENG Yui-tong, (PTU), echoed the points made by previous speakers against Japanese militarism and said that the Japanese and Chinese peoples both opposed this. WU Kai-jun, Editor of the Pai Shing bi-monthly magazine, pointed out that man is distinguished from other species by his ability to recognise wrong and to repent. Japan's failure to do this made it inhuman. Dr. CHAN Yiu-nam, Lecturer at the Chinese department of the Hong Kong University, applau ed HKFSS desire for justice as shown by the letter written in the blood of students which had been sent to the Japanese premier. He alleged that Japan continued to honour the invaders of China, and said that they now came to Hong Kong in the guise of tourists, patronising vice dens and exploiting their economic power. The Japanese were treacherous and should be
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Rev. LAM Tat-ming thanked the Government for allowing the rally to proceed, although it had not spoken up for the Chinese
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