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COMMUNICATED BY DR. TUAN on 13th January, 1948.
51,
1. Yesterday, the Hong Kong Goverment despatched
again a large number of armed police to the city,
who fired and used tear gas, with the result that
a large number of persons were injured. Whether
any of these persons has died from their injuries
is not yet known.
2. This regrettable action on the part of the
Hong Kong Government has roused great indignation
among the people in China.
3. This incident occurring at a time when the
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Chinese Goverment was doing its best to arrive at
a satisfactory solution with the Hong Kong
Government is very unfortunate.
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs has
discussed the matter with the British Ambassador
in Nanking, requesting him to cable the Hong Kong
Government to stop at once all coercive actions
and not to despatch any police again to the
Kowloon City, pending negotiations, and to
liberate at once all persons arrested, so that
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