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obnoxious.
This objective would be the eventual expulsion
of the Kuomintang from a territory in which their advantage
too palpably lies in promoting trouble: a territory, moreover,
whose relative good order and prosperity constitutes by
comparison a standing reproach to their own competence.
8.
I am well aware of the difficulties inherent in a
policy of this nature. It will entail a period of most careful
preparation to assemble a case upon which drastic action may
confident ly be based: and in the interim this administration
will without doubt continue to be subjected to a succession of
annoyances of greater or less importance. But I believe that
in the end such a case could be assembled and resolutely used
to remove the Kuomintang from Hong Kong.
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9. The Defence Security Officer and the Director of the
Special Branch are giving particular attention to Kuomintang
activities and keeping me informed of developments. The
Police are in possession of reasonably complete dossiers of
the persons at the focal points of the Kuomintang infiltration
and in an emergency I would find no insuperable difficulty in
certain circumstances in directing the seizure and expulsion
of a great number of these agents.
10. In these di rcumstances, while I shall neglect no
means of countering, limiting and if possible halting the
activities of the Kuomintang in Hong Kong by such ad hoc
measures as are possible, I would propose to concentrate upon
the business of collecting evidence with the end in view that,
when the case is complete (or when an emergency demands it)
the organisation shall be expelled from the Colony.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Mark Young.
Governor