bias, and it was difficult to get the anotera to realico
that their celebrations were to tuko place høre under the British
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flag or to give that flag the prominence which ordinar rulco of courtesy governing the roletions of guest to host ni ht sea to
require. Towever complaisent to control and howevo: thankful for
pormission the promotors profoss themselves to be on these occasio
ono has the impression that they mean to have it their own way, and give the whole proceedings just that particular colour which
they rofer.
15.
The party has recently proposed the erection for "cultural"
purposes, whatever that may mean, of a Sun Yat Den Hemorial fall
in Hong Kong, and has sought "facilities" From this Government for
the project. The plans have got no further than the formation of
a Committe6, sane of the merbors of which aver that their consent to serve has not been obtained, to collect subscriptions. The proposal illustrates the proprietery attitude of the Kuomintang sowards Bong Hong and its disregard of the really urgent needs o the place, to which any available sites, building materials, and capital should in prosent cirowwtances be devoted,
1.
In all these affairs it has become evident that the local
Chinese, apart from those who are strongly partisan in favour of the Communists or the Democratic Party, are not disposed to anta- conise the Kuomintang, however lukewarm their sympathies may be towards it. The reason is not far to seek; in the prevailing
ncertainty as to the future of the Colony, the Chinese who belongs to Hong Kong and has all his property and prospects for future Tivelihood centered here, does not wish to find himself in the evat
et the rendition or long long to China a person of no influence
4th or even in disfevour with what is the most powerful political
party in China.
17.
The relations of the Kuomintang in Hong Yong
office of the Commissioner for Foreign Affed q
nod, who has big residence and headquar