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Dato: 22nd August 1947,
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF HONG KONG PRESS REPORTS AND COMMENTS.
August 10 16, 1947
CHINA,
The mission of General Wedemeyer
continuod to be
the chief topic particularly as Wedemeyer was visiting Canton in the course of the wook under review.. The pro-communist
Hwa Shiang Pao was hostilo in its attitudo to the visit, assorting that, the purpose of Wodomoyer's mission was to bolster up the Nanking Government, whorcas Russia had refrained from giving any assistance to either party in the Civil War.
The Sing Pao carried a Washington roport that as a result of a message from Wodemeyer American war supplies would bc sont to China in a months timo,
Duro was a roport in the Wah. Kiu. Yat_Po of August 11th that the Chinese Government had decided to adopt the silver standard and that the mints had been instructed to cast silver dollars.
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HONG KONG,
The first indication in the Pross of the imponding strike of Chinese Engineers, which bogan on August 16th, appeared in the Wah Kiu Yat Po of August 11th. that the Chinese Engineers Instituto had been waiting six
It was stated months for a decision on their request for an increase in basic wagos, The tono dispute was
of Chinese Press comment on this on the whole restrained and conciliatory.
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WORLD AFFAIRS.
The grant of Indian Indepondence was received with enthusias and there was policy in this connection (c.g. in the National Times of
somo favourable comment on British August 16th). The Hwa Shiang Pao, howovor, pointed out that India and Pakistan were still within the British Commonwealth and their independence was far from comploto.
JHBL/JK.
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J.H.B. Loo, P.R.O.
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