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He said Japanese Catholics should learn from their counterparts in West Germany, who had contributed money to underdeveloped countries in atonement for their country's sins. Dr. CHOI Yuan-wan, publisher of the Breakthrough magazine, asked young people to stop the blind workship of Japanese things. He pointed out that they had no opportunity to study contemporary Chinese history in their own language and called on the education authorities to remedy this. He said that people were not only concerned with the future of Hong Kong, but also with that of their own country. Mr. WONG Man-on, a driver aged 62, recalled that the Japanese had killed his brother and raped and murdered his pregnant sister-in-law. He denounced Japan and called for a boycott on Japanese goods. this point, a Japanese student tried to address the crowd. first, he was shouted down, but then the Chairman calmed the crowd and the student expressed his regret for Japan's conduct during the war. He said that because textbooks seldom mentioned contemporary history, young people did not discover what happened; he was concerned that Japan might make the same mistake again. The audience applauded.
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The rally concluded with the reading of a telegram of support from Japanese workers, and open letters to the
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Japanese people and Prime Minster Suzuki. The Chairman then asked all present to sing "The Dragon's Heir" and closed the rally at about 5.45 p.m. The crowd dispersed in an orderly fashion under the instructions of the Folice and marshals.
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