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IMMEDIATE No.608
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TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
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The Left-wing papers this morning (15th May) give pride of place on their front pages to a statement issued by an unidentified spokesman of the "Hong Kong and Kowloon All- Industries Anti-Hong Kong British Persecution Struggle Committee". It repeated the allegation that the police action amounted to planned and premeditated action against the Left-wing and had been undertaken in pursuance of U.S. imperialism's war policy and aggressive policy. It concludes with the exhortation: "All of us compatriots in Hong Kong and Kowloon must swiftly make all preparations to meet the new battle in an organised and planned
way"
Much space too is devoted to the N.C.N.A. (H.K.) statement (the text of which will be available to you). There is nothing new in it. Minimal space is given to the Reuter report of the Nham Dan commentary on events in Hong Kong. The Wen Wei Pao editorial, entitled "Patriotism is no crime
it is right to oppose violence. It concludes: "We now warn you not to prosecute our compatriots. You must immediately accept all the just demands put forward by the Federation of Trade Unions.
You must immediately and unconditionally set free our patriotic compatriots, punish the culprits and admit your guilt and apologise to our compatriots. Otherwise you will eat the bitter fruits". The Ta Kung Pao editorial, entitled "Expose a new plot by the Hong Kong British" is a lengthy "refutation" of the statements in the local non-Left-wing press attributed to a senior Government personality.
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