CO129-604-5 Immigration- control over entry from China 4-3-1948 - 6-1-1949 — Page 26

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SAVINGRAM

To the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

From the Governor, Hong Kong.

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R: British Consul General,

CANTON (No. 52)

British Embassy, Nanking (No. 36)

Commr. General,

Singapore (No. 215)

G.O.C. HongKong

The following is a Political Report for Hong Kong for the two weeks ending July 26th, 1948:-

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The banning of the Malayan Communist Party and other organi- s tions in Malaya has been welcomed by the K... press and re- ceived in silence by the leftist press. The K... "National Times" considers that the activities of "Communist bandits" across the border, who are alleged to obtain their arms and supplies from the Colony, taken in conjunction with events in Malaya, show the need for strong action to be taken against the Communists in the Colony. The "National Times" even suggested that certain Chinese organisations and public bodies in Hong Kong should set up a joint "defence scheme" which might help the Hong Kong, Government in time of emergency. As a precaution against Chinese Communists who may be coming to Hong Kong from Malaya restrictions have now been enforced on Chinese passengers arriving in Họng Kong from Malaya and the East Indies. They are all required to produce valid passports or travelling permits before being allowed to disembark. This does not apply to Chinese arriving from China and Macao, and is not a new regulation, being merely the enforcement of a regulation already on the statute book.

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