SECRET
Enclosure 1.
Honourable Colonial Secretary.
1.
The substance of the matter is that the persons concerned are incriminated by the seizure from an admitted member of the Chinese Communist Party of documents which reveal active recruiting of persons for service with rebels against the established Government of China, active collection of funds in aid of such rebels and, in the case of the Tat Tak College, active tuition in the ways of thought which are propagated by the Chinese Communist Party.
2.
The activity disclosed is against the Government of China. It is known and can be produced in evidence, within security limits, that this organisation is widespread in Hong Kong and closely knitted and directed. The latent power of influence is large and could dislocate the economic life of the Colony and stretch the security forces beyond their limits, and there are comrades not far distant trained to terrorism and banditry.
3.
It is true that this influence is not directed against the interests of Hong Kong at the moment, except inasmuch as it disturbs friendly relations with the established Government of China, but there is the fact that the operations of recruiting and penetration are becoming more apparent publicly and that the influence has reached a stage when it might be turned against the Colony either in accordance with revealed world Communist policy or ebullience of growing strength. It is likely that several judicious deportations will restore a sensi- tivity to action by the Government of Hong Kong, which formerly obtained and is greatly to be desired.
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1.
The cases are, briefly:-
WONG YAN SHUK @ WONG YAM LA @ WANG YIN SHU @ BAHREIT.
This man was a teacher and editor in Shanghai, who came to Hong Kong in 1941 and after 3 months left for Singapore. There he taught until the outbreak of war, when he became Assistant Director of the Fropaganda Section of the Anti-Japanese obilisation Association, directed chiefly by Communists. He fled to Sumatra and appeared as a Communist propagandist after liberation and was as anti-British as anti-Dutch. He was arrested by the Dutch and agreed to leave Sumatra. On arrival here, he was instructed how to behave and reports on his behaviour are in the file.
He is apparently of some standing, as he appears as sponsor for one CHUNG MIN MO, an aspirant Communist activist and suggests his use as an armourer. The aspirant wa active in Kedan, Sumatra, and it seems clear that "Bahren" is the Netherlands Indies expert and as such used to screen candidates with that background, It is reasonable to assume that his understanding of good behaviour is not ours and that his ability and standing in the Party render his continued activity in Hong Kong highly undesirable.
2. TSE KIN.
This man admits in his autobiography that he induced two Tat Tak students to work and be concerned in the purchase of arms. The report of his superiors explains his conversion to Communist thought in the Tat Tak and it is evident from their own report that the activities of the three in the Hok Shan District were carried on while still students.