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think make the Colony untenable to the British.'
It is my opinion that this assumption on the
part of the Communists may be correct. The Kuomintang
stirred up a great deal of trouble in Hong Kong shortly
after the reoccupation, and Communist resources are much
greuter.
I feel that the whole efforts of the Government
of Hong Kong supported by the Home Goverment will have to
be exerted if the danger is to be averted.
SUGGESTED COUNTER-MEASURES.
These, I think, fall into two sections, official
and unofficial.
of the first nothing needs to be said save
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that the Public Relations Office should be a key department
of the Hong Kong Government.
Obviously though, this department is limited by
the fact that it speaks with the weight of authority and
commits the Government to its words. Also, much of its
material may be viewed by distrust as 'official hand-outs'.
There is room for another organisation, which must
have reasonably adequate funds at its disposal, operating
outside the Government orbit.
SPONSORED RADIO.
As a means of both providing finance and carrying
out the above aims, I would suggest the formation of one or
more private limited liability companies, the first of
which might be helped to acquire a concession in Macao from
the Portuguese for a sponsored radio station. Begun by
means of a repayable loan, this should be a profitable venture
It should provide a first class news service, with at least
one really good announcer of the calibre of Carol Alcott who
was such a thorn in the flesh of the Japanese in prewar
Shanghai.
If this..