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IMMEDIATE PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Telno. 484 15 May 1967
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 484 of 15 May Repeated for information to Hong Kong, POLAD Singapore, Washington.
Front page of People's Daily of 15 May carries full text of Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement (my telegrams Nos.
(10)(31) 478 and 479).
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Accompanying commentator article alleges that the Kowloon incidents were planned by the Hong Kong authorities. It also points out that the British Government have ignored repeated warnings about the use of Hong Kong as an American base and have conducted 'all sorts of anti-Chinese activities' in the Colony. If the British Government dares to make an enemy of the 700 million Chinese people they will be lifting up a rock to drop on their own feet.
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The Chinese people absolutely will not tolerate the oppression of their compatriots in Hong Kong. The oppressive actions of the British authorities only shows their weakness.
40 At present the Hong Kong authorities are not only refusing to recognise their guilt but are attempting to extend the scope of the situation. Article seriously warns the authorities that the Chinese people cannot be insulted and that the debts of blood must be repaid.
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Article then repeats the demands made in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement and concludes with a warning that if the Hong Kong authorities do not 'rein in their horses on the brink of the precipice
there can certainly be no good
outcome
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Page 2 carries two NCNA articles datelined Hong Kong 14 May. First is a long account of the Kowloon incidents starting from 6 May and second reports protest lodged by the Hong Kong office of NCNA about alleged attacks by Hong Kong police on NCNA reporters on 11 May. When NCNA representatives called at "Government House' with the protest on 12 May, the 'Governor" (quotation marks in Chinese) refused to see them and sent his Aide de Camp. NONA protest Note demands (a) severe punishment for those responsible, (b) apologies to the NCNA reporters (c) a guarantee of freedom of the Press.
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Photograph shows arrested demonstrators in Hong Kong police van in handcuffs and waving copies of "quotations from Chairman Mao". Mr. Hopson Sent 0920Z/15 May
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