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de-registration in August of a Communist controll¢1
school the premises and staff of which had been
involved in acts of lawlessness during last year'
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dj turbances, has led to considerable discrimina-
tion in the Communist press: it was also the
subject of two oral protests by the Chinese
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to our Mission in
Peking. The protests were, however, in a
relatively low key.
in Hong Kong
Preparations are now in proj
gress for the Chinese Peoples'Government National
Day celebrations in Hong Kong which begin on
16 September and will continue until mid October.
Border Situation
The frontier area has remained quiet now
for several months apart from occasional minor
stoning incidents.
Relations with China
Chinese
The Sensunit People's Government ez Chine
(like previous Chinese Governments) regard Hong
Kong as Chinese territory, wrested Prom the
Zainland during a period of weakness and to be
recovered in due course. The Chinese official
attitude, pronounced in March, 1963 and
15 a re-affirmed in 1965 is that Hong Kong Macao
legacy
ecies from unequal treaties in the past and
that the Chinese claim will be settled peacefully
through negotiation when the time is ripe.
Because they regard the colony as Chinese
territory to be recovered, the Chinese People's
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