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larly interested in nouis Lg in the investiertion of t

cri: inals and uislings und nool to

Ng Now! olize. Sc wont on even urther to c*pis

for the austivition of nin predeest DI

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ollowing on this the tiɔng long ni Inistronton recorded

Jr. when recognition s hond the Kuamint ng hore, thick

implied recognition of the Huomintang da s sucle'y having lamul

existence in the Colony.

8.

9.

in April leat Mr. Chen was sucocodog by r. Lon 1

Chiu. His appointment was noted in official correspondence

between this Govermont and the office of the Commissioner for

Hwangtung and Kwangsi of the Chinese Ministry or Foreien affairs,

which oxpressed the hope that the Hong Yong Government "could be

good enough to co-operate towards facilitating the normal func-

tions of the Hong Kong and Macau hocdquarters of the Eumdrtene"

Thetever these "normal functions" might be, the Kuo-

mintang has continued to pursue a policy of extonding its

influence over the vernacular press and Chinese educational,

social, labour and converolal organisations in the Colony and

of bringing es many societies d Individualo na nosible within

its fold. It leis to have krov ht under in directima

120 such organisetto. in the Colony and the policy i constantl

to integrate mellor associutious ndor the wing of ney end

larger general associatlo s. In all these directtuna 15 tende

to came into competition with other Chinese political porties

Operating here openly or clandestinely, the chief of which are

the Chinese Jomunists and the Chinese vemocritic Lolgue.

Instructions have recently been issued to the bends of the lone

Kong Govern cnt epartments out likely to be affected to ezaure

that all signs of such activities that come to their notice re

fully reported to Government.

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It may be useful to give a brier gecount of the

activities of the Kuomintang and a summary of what it has

nonomlished to further its onde in eèch of the spheres india

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