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PRIORITY No.617
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INWARD TELEGRAM
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
D. 16 May 1967
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POLAD Singapore No.96
The Left-wing papers this morning (16 May) devote their front pages to the text of the M. F.A. statement and to reports of demonstrations of support in Peking and Canton.
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2. The Wen Wei Pao editorial takes the line that the expression of support by the Chinese Government should reinforce the confidence of local patriots, who are today "definitely not alone". It goes on to repeat the allegation that the police action was part of a planned move against the Left-wing and says that "after the event Trench engaged in sophistry in defending the law' and the maintenance of law and order'. Who will believe these "fine words"?" It concludes: "The Chinese people are not to be trifled with. The Chinese people mean what they say. If the British authorities insist on going ahead they will fall into the great sea of the people's anti- persecution struggle - a tragic end". The Wen Wei Pao also has a commentary about an incident in which it is alleged two reporters of the Ta Kung Pao were beaten up by "plain clothes special agents" yesterday. The commentary says that this incident took place just after the Foreign Ministry had issued its statement and was therefore particularly serious. "This was obviously the British authorities in Hong Kong using their running dogs and was a planned and premeditated prelude to an escalation of their atrocities",
30 The Ta Kung Pao editorial repeats the standard allegations and says in part that the masses on the streets in the Sanpokong and other areas were not afraid of tear gas or police batons; delegations going to Government House to protest are more and more frequent; anti-persecution struggle organisa- tions are being set up in companies, factories, and units..... therefore the patriotic compatriots throughout Hong Kong are responding to the call of their brother workers, are making all preparations to enter into a new struggle.
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