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SCR 68/3371/67
Dear Jaminara,
¡CONFIDENTIAL LOWER ALBERT ROAD
COLONIAL SECRETARIAT
Report on 1967 Disturbances.
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HONG KONG
20th June, 1969
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After the issue of our confidential report Hong Kong Disturbances 1967
we received a number of requests from our diplomatic posts in S.E. Asia
for extra copies and permission to pass them on to the Ministries of
Foreign Affairs and Security and to the Police in the countries to which
they were accredited. Careful consideration was given to these requests
and it was decided on balance that it would be better not to provide
copies of the confidential report but to prepare a less sensitive
version for such distribution, Four copies of this are attached and a
list of addressees to whom we have sent copies is annexed.
2.
In effect, this report is no more than a slightly revised reprint of the
first chapter of the 1967 Year Book, As such its wide distribution
presents no problems. We do not intend, however, to let it be too
generously circulated. This would negate the whole object of the
exercise which is to satisfy enquiries from abroad without endangering
our security in any way.
yous sincerel
A. W. Gaminara, Esq., C.M.G., Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Whitehall,
London S.W.1.
Encls.
(J.A. Harrison)
1.271
R&R. ANG
3 copies send
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
20/8/70
-2 JUL 1969
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HEALEY ALARMS HK REDS
H
ONGKONG'S top Reds are alarmed by British Defence Sec- retary, Denis
Healey's remarks that our 1967 disturbances were caused by factions
acting against the real wishes of China's leaders,
And The STAIU's own sources say now they are preparing a report for
Peking claiming the Brit- ish are trying to split and discredit them.
The Red "Little Cabinet met hurriedly at the New China newsagency
yesterday to consider Mr Healey's statement at Kaitak before he flow to
Singapore.
In discussion top Reds admitted they first act- ed in the 1907
disturbances without any specific instructions from Peking, according to
The STAR's own sources.
Violence
They agreed violence was not restrained until after the ransacking and
burning of the Chancel- lory of the British Mission in Peking.
Restraining action followed the arrest of the ringleaders of the attack
on the British Mission,
The rluglendørs jailed in Peking wore Yno Tong-shan, returned Acting
Charge d'Affaires from Jakarta, and Alsa Yloh Yuan-chlà, a 11slu- liwa
University leader, Yao is understood to be still in custody in Peking.
The STAR'S sources claim the "Little Cabinet" yesterday also discussed
Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Denis Bray's statement this week
that Hongkong could not expect to see our colonial form of government
changed as far na
any of us could look ahead,"
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
2 JUL 1969
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CONFIDENTIAL
Hong Kong Department,
16 July, 1969
I am replying to Harrison's letter CR I/M 14/69 of 20 June with which he
enclosed copies of an edited version of the report on the 1967
disturbances.
We do not require any further copies of the report here, but we should
be grateful if copies could be sent to our High Commissioner at
Singapore (I note that the Political Adviser, Singapore, has already
received copies) and to our Hission at Katmandu.
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(A. W. Gaminara)
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R. Locking, Esq.,
Defence Branch,
Secretariat,
HONG KONG,
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Note No.
VISIT OF DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE
(SIR LESLIE MONSON)
TO HONG KONG, OCTOBER,
OCTOBER, 1969
COMMUNIST CONFRONTATION
There are three issues arising out of
Communist confrontation which present particular
problems:
the
(a)/Communist press
(b) Communist schools
thove
(c) Communist prisoners who are still serving
long term sentences for offences connected
with the 1967 disturbances.
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The Communists have always attached great
importance to (a) and (b) above which are
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separate Notiz prepared by
on
the subject of Sumo /
Far Eastern Department
Hong Kong/ Boetic relations generally.
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have no
points to raise
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(a), and on (6,
necessary only to show interest
in the progress being made to find ways
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on to expand their activitie
in the educational field.
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and if so whether they are doing so to an extent which extent which
is giving strick's cause for concer to the authoriti in Hong Kong
the more outrageous and extreme forms of
Communist propaganda; and so long as the
Communist press refrains from publishing
material of a blatantly seditious and
inflammatory nature the authorities accordingly
take no action against it. Although this could
be regarded (and is regarded by the Governor)-
as a "concession" to the Communista we consider that
so long as public confidence in the Colony is
not thereby seriously affected, it is the best
course to adopt in the interests of Sino/British
relations generally.
A
Sino/British
3. It would be helpful to know whether and If
se to what extent the Communist press still
persist in publishing material which in more
normal circumstances would lead to legal action
_against them,
Communier set0018
4- We learnt from the Governor in July this
year that he had set up a Schools Steering
Committee, a small official body with the
function of watching Communist schools generally
and suggesting ways and means, whenever possible,
of inhibiting their activities within the very
limited scope that exists for doing so. The fact so that the Communist
schools have a
captive clientele in the families of active
supporters, trade union members and employees
of Communist concerns. Against the forms of
pressure and persuasion that can be brought to
bear, Government measures to wean parents from
sending their children to Communist schools are
unlikely to succeed. Conversely there is no
sure
evidence that Communist schools are at the
present time attracting children from non-
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except perhaps in a few
areas where other facilities may be inadequate
(and it is present policy to plug any such gaps
as a matter of priority): inferior educational
standards in Communist curricular could probably
be relied upon to deter most non-Communists from Nevertheless sending
their children to these schools, even if it is considered desuable to
try to contain the spread of the free-facilities were offered. Communal
educational effort.
B
The Governor also informed us in July that
the drafting of amendments to the Education
Ordinance was proceeding slowly although it was
not an easy matter. It would be helpful to find
out how this exercise is progressing and what
progress is being made generally in forestalling
the Communist by providing Government schools
in such areas aà Tai Po and Sha Tin in the New
Territories.
BACKGROUND
General
36.
It is now nearly two years since the end
of the Communist campaign of violence against the
Hong Kong authorities. During this period there
has been no organised violence in the Colony;
there have been sporadic incidents involving
violence on a minor scale but such incidents are
believed to have been entirely spontaneous in
origin and to have received no instigation or
encouragement from the Communist authorities in
Peking. In fact such violence as there has been
may reasonably be attributed to the protracted
difficulties experienced by the local Communist
leadership in convincing (under directions from
Peking) their more militant cadres of the
desirability of abandoning violence in favour
of a long term ideological campaign to win public
support for their cause.
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The New Chine News Agency representative to
whom the message was
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the Hong Kong version of the incidents, but apart
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This latter course has been followed by the
Communists for a considerable time now and as
part of their campaign they seek every opportu-
nity of criticising the authorities on the ground of real or alleged
deficiencies in the
administration of the Colony's affairs. They
have been particularly critical in the spheres
of public transport, crime, labour disputes,
hawkers and resettlement schemes; but they do
not hesitate to seize upon any opportunity
which presents itself of furthering their
ultimate objective, which is to undermine the
authority of the Government. There is no
evidence to suggest that they are achieving
any success in their campaign (except possibly
in the sphere of education); nor is there any
reason whatever to suppose that they have any
intention of abandoning their efforts to attain
their ultimate objective.
Recent Incidents and Current Situation
During August there were several incursions
into Colony waters by motorised junks from
Chinese territory in pursuit of illegal immi-
grants into the Colony. Encounters with police
patrol launches were involved and the incidents
led to a message of protest being handed to the
New China News Agency by the Hong Kong authori-
ties early in September.
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Minor stoning and fireworks incidents have
occurred from time to time in the vicinity of
the border. This area is always a sensitive
one and such incidents do not normally excite
comment. However, their frequency increased at
the end of August and on 20 September a message
was passed to the New China News Agency asking
them to draw the attention of the appropriate
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has
Chinese authorities to the incidents. No reply been received to this
menaçe, 7. The recent introduction of regulations
controlling the activities of light buses (mini buses) has given rise to
a certain amount of
trouble. An incident occurred on 27 September
which involved the arrest of the crew of a mini-
And
bus in the New Territories /which eventually necessitated the use of
tear smoke by the police,
and which led to fifteen appeste.
The following
day public mini- bus drivers throughout the
Colony stopped work for several hours in protest
against the enforcement of the regulations.
Although several Communist supporters were
involved in the original incident, the latter
was entirely spontaneous and the Communist trade
union concerned subsequently made it clear that
the stoppage did not have their backing.
8. The Communist Chinese National Day Celebra-
tions on 1 October were the most uneventful for
several years. It was evident that the local
Communist leadership did everything possible to
avoid any action which might provoke an incident.
Communist Press
912. This is naturally an instrument of which
the Communists made full use in pursuing their
long term policy. Although the general tone of
wal
1967 propaganda is less extreme than it
has been in
the past, the Communist press continues its
vilification of the Government and it not in-
Quest
frequently publishes material of a seditious
[ Fake in A-(A)
nature. Take
Communist Schools
10 13:
11-23.
Although the total enrolment at these
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schools (26,167 in March, 1969) represents no
more than 2.4% of the total school enrolment in
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the Colony, the Communist effort in this sphere
gives cause for some concern. These schools are
increasing in numbers; their total enrolment
increased by some 6,000 during the period March,
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1968
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March, 1969; they provide for a high
level of indoctrination and they are not easy
Control
to deal with.
It is expected that Communiat
educational circles will continue and intensify
their campaign to extend their influence-among-
Government and private schools.
12/14.
Take in B-B On pp 2-3J
This subject was discussed in London with
the Governor in October 1968. The Governor
then mentioned certain measures which he had
fondamming the creat
under consideration for dealing with the problem. of the Commandmist
aducational effort These included the opening of additional
Government schools in areas where gaps existed
which might otherwise be exploited by Communist
and
schools; tightening up the Educational Ordinance on a non-discremmatory
basis (argo gausing the
(e and the criteria applied to school premises standards of school
fremises before registration is permitted. It was agreed
that the Governor should continue to pursue
these measures, consulting us at appropriate
stages and giving us advance information of the
application of any of the measures.
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Confrontation Prisoners_
15 There is still a considerable number of
Communist prisoners serving long term sentences for offences committed
during the disturbances
of 1967. According to the expected pattern of
releases, based on figures given to us by the
Governor in 1968 and assuming full remission in
each case, the number of those remaining in
custody at the end of 1969 and of subsequent
years will be as follows:
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End 1969
140
1970
86
1971
54
1978
45
1973
17
1974
7
197/5
6
1976
3
1977
(life sentences)
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