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Now the Kung Tun Tsung Wui (the General Labour Union) is our own thion in Hong Kong under a disguised name. In order to avoid the interference by the Fong Kong Govern- ment, we had all our labour movements in Hong Kong designated by our original name (the All-Hong Kong Labour Union). The
Kung Tun Tsung Wui is the chief union of all labour
associations in Hong Kong, and has led all our workmen
in Hong Kong in our revolution. It won a great success during the strike. It is therefore a powerful weapon in Hong Kong for the overthrow of Imperialism there,
and it has led the van in our Nationalist Revolution
there. Now while the Union is planning to intensify
the common spirit of its members and to consolidate
their forces to fight a life and death battle with the
Imperialists in Hong Kong, unfortunately the Fong Kong Government in a most vindictive spirit has dealt with
it by drastic measures and closed it down by force. This is not only a great blow to all workgen and all our fellow-countrymen in Hong Kong, but inlicts also
great damage on the course of the Revolution. If steps
are not taken to lend assistance, the career of our labour
movement in Hong Kong will be destroyeda and all our fellow-
countrymen in Hong Kong will have for ever to remain in
as miserable a condition as that of flood or conflagration
and pass their lives like cattle or horses.
In view of this, we find it necessary to submit
all the particulars to you and beg that you will at once
send a grave representation on the subject to the Consul-
General in Canton, asking him to order the Government of
Hong Kong to reinstate the Kung Tun Tsung Wui immediately
and to guarrantee that no such action will be repeated
in future, so that our fellow-countrymen may be enabled
to