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There are thre iemacu aricin, out of Communit Gezzundat confrontation
which procent particular problemo:-
(n) the Communiat preno
(b)
Comunist schools
(c) theve Coem. nist pricemere who are ct112 nerving
len tur nentences for offernen connected rith the 1967 diaturiones8.
(c) is dealt with in u arpurate kete propared by or Pastorn Dugurtaunt
on the subject of Tino/ilong eng Eritich rolutioan Konurally.
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The Communists have almya attached grent importance to (n) und (b),
which they ace as their zein instruments to farther their cispelen of
rubyoraton, Ampects belos ere meinly for inferantion; to raise on (0),
and on (b) it decas necess:ry only to show interent in the progreng
being auds to rinč zuya of confining qo munist offorts to expend their
activities in the od eational field.
BACH ZUR
3. It is now nearly two youre since the end of the Communiat armpaign or
violence against the Hong Kong eutheritisn.
Barắng thir period there her been no organised violence in the Colony;
there have wean sporudic incidento involving violence on a minor
achle but such incidenta are believed to have been
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entirely spontaneous in drigin and to have received no inetigation or
encouragement from the Consunint authorities in Peking. In fuct such
violenga "n there has boon mag reasonably be attributed to the
protrustoŭ Jifficulties experienced by the local Gorranist Lendorship in
convincing (under directions from Peking) their more militant endram of
the Cesirability of abindoning violence in feyors of a long trum
ideologiona compaign to vin public support for their
coure,
4. Chân Intter course beg been follo ed by the Communists for a
considerable lite nue and as part of their caspelen they Geek every
opportunity of criticising the authorities on the
und of rest or alle, ed Gericiencies in the uninistration of the
Colony'e affairs, They have been particul: rly critical in the spheres
of public crannport, crime, inbour disputoa, halatora and renettico, no
nehomees silk they do noi 1992 Gold to delze upon eny esportunity which
premento Iteef of furthering their ultimate objective, which is to
undermine the authority of the Goverment. Thore in no ovidence to
surgent that they are schirving may succons in their enmpaign (excuņt
ponsibly In the nphorn of education); nor is thera eny reuron whatever
to suppore that they have any intention of abandoning thoir efforts to
attain their ultimate cojective.
Korent Incidents and Current Bituation
5. Daring Augunt thera sore several incurcions inte Gelony natura by
motorised junks item Gainete territory in gurauit of illewal issigmenta
into the fojony, inacantern with police
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petrol launchee zaro Luvolved and the incidents led to a message of
protest bein, handed to the New Châu hers Aɛchlor by the Hon Nory
authorities diriy in September. The "ler Chẳng Nem Agency roprocant
ative to chon the meannga was given declined to accept the Hong Kong
version of the incidents, but apart from this no reply to the mesnage
han born received.
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OFREMS
6. Rinor atoning and #frowork# incidento have becurred from ting to time
in the vicinity of the border. This crea la Ažvage a genuitive eng and
euch insidente do not normally excite comment. Honavor, their fro uency
increennd at the end of Lugunt end on 20 Beptember a Engnage tue papred
to the fey China Have Scenog anhẳng, then to drag the attention of the
appropri› to Chinsam autho. Atien to the incidents.
7. The recent introcvovich (2 rigużatlonu controlling the nativition of
light cunea (mini-busna) hun zivon rino to a certain amount of troulla.
An incidens eccurred on 27 September which involved the arroat of the
CUM OF A pins-bus In the New Territories and ebuh aventually
redmonitofná tho the of tone molte by the police. The fol20. Ing dng
publie gind-lan drivere throughout the Gelony stopped ·ork for WA70143
Hoare in prot851 niñot the enturesment of sho
14hah sev pel Conguniat maporters were Involved in th- oriųțin a
incident, the letter can entirely Vochtruous and the Connmårt trade
under concerned cubøéquantly aɛde it clear that the stoppuga alá not
hava their bucking.
6. "ho Co @mint Chinese fational Day Celebrations on
It
1 Cetober mere the maet uneventful for several, resre, tub ovident that
the loc 1 Communiat lev.derdily did Everything possible to avoid any
action which niht provoke an ieldent,
Comet Das
of this
9. The Spraradęta enda 2011 uns/in pureding their long tore policy.
Although the general tone of propagande is Zene oxtrome than it wwe in
1967 the Communiat preca continuco its vilifiertion of the Goverment end
it not infre uently publishos maturini of a ezditiouo netare, The Hong
Kong Goverment fa Anhibited from taking lapal action vscaune of cxtums
0.7.0. sensitivity to any action which might be construed ca an attempt
to control the activities of the Cossmint presc.
/degree
Tho
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vnd
Cerrse of this sensitivity w-t cisuris evidenced during the
:tarbanecs of 1367 then, in Mugust or that Perr) ~rocerutions eysinrt
1)ene landing Consundet nowspapers in Hong Kong for the publication of
seditiouc material led directly and Innadietoly to the casking of our
Hission In in
Peking. Tt. La bollevad that the general putilo in liong Hong
In
ore sufficiently rophietigstad to hero pose immunity to the more
outrageous and extrar: forms of Communist propagando; zo long an tive Co
caniat press raïmáne fron publiebing #cteriol of a blstently weditious
end inflammatory nature Che anthoritize accordingly take no wetion
egrinet it,
2though this could be reperisë na a "concession" to the
ve
Cocsumicta (and le co rag:rded by the (lovernor, who is upt to inateneo
thin se on exʊzle of how lagg heng de okronČy
te
to poke extzat in a "Memau-type" poudsion), va erneider that co long on
public conficonen in the Colony in not thereby roriously arrested, is do
the best courne to adopt in the interests of Sino,Bang Kong/British
roislionn generally,
30, 12though the total cutämnt at times rahools (26,367 in March, 1969)
~prseento ao cors thon Call of the totựl school chrylarnt in the Colony,
tie femmunist affert in this sphore ivse cauta for some concomp Thisa
Beketle dig inertneing in qumbers; their total ongelmant ine:ecced by
kuma 8,000 Curing the period #‹rch, 1768 - Murch, 1965; they provide fen
& high level of Ankeetrinstion and they are not cany
to control.
11.
some
Communist echools have a captive clientals in the facilica of agtive
supportare, trede union acmbars anû waployees of Cortunist concerns.
Ageinst the farms of pesgnure and pornacaion that can he brought to
boar, loverment mendures to ros perente from sanding their children to
Jos unint schools are unlikely to ruscnød. Convorasly there in no
ovidence
vaan
/that
that Communiat schooln are at the presont time attracting- children from
non-Commmint familica " except perhaps in a for aroun where other
facilition may be inadeșuste (ond it is prenent policy to play any ruch
gapn an a matter of priority): inferior educational atomlerde in
Communist cuʻriculo could probably be lelied upon to deter boat
nun-Communiate from` cending their children to these schools.
Nevertheless it is
acnnidered denirable to try to contain the ap:oad of the Comunint
adueɛtionɛl of crt.
Thin subject we discussed In London Ith the Governor in October 1968.
The Governor then mentioned certain connures which he had under
consideration. These included the opening of additional Government
sohcolo in areas where E-pe existed chich might othorvino be exploited
by Communiat nelicolo; and tightening up the "duentional Ordinance on
non-discriminatory basis (c.g. ruining the standards of nchaol prosires
before registration is permitted). It was agreed that the Governor
should continue to pursue theno monauros, consulting un at appropriate
ntugon and giving us advance information of the uppliestien of any new
menoured.
Hong Kong Dparkent
Jctober 1969.
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