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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
D. 14th May, 1967 R. 14th
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IMMEDIATE No. 605
Addressed to Commonwealth Office Repeated to Peking No. 219
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POLAD Singapore No. 87.
The Left-Wing papers this morning (14th May) continue to devote most of their space to local events. The line taken about the events of the last 24 hours is that "The violence of the Hong Kong British continues to escalate. The area steeped in blood continues to spread". The general tone however is perhaps very slightly milder than yesterday.
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Much space is devoted to the protest delegat- ions which called at Government House yesterday.
30 A great deal of space too is devoted to calls for the formation of anti-persecution struggle committees on the lines of that organised by the F.T.U. It is reported that so far 12 organisations have formed such committees, including the Seaman's Union, and the Left- Wing unions in China, Light and Power, Textiles and Transport.
40 The "Wen Wei Pao" editorial is entitled "Unite to oppose the Hong Kong British persecution - support the F.T.U. serious proposal". It states in part that "Since the Hong Kong British authorities are bloodily suppressing Chinese workers in Hong Kong and indeed not only workers but students and compatriots from all walks of life and industries, this clearly indicates that the Hong Kong British authorities are carrying out mad racialist suppression. That is to say we are now faced with not only a class struggle but also a racial struggle. Therefore we completely approve the F.T.U's proposal immediately to establish in all circles united struggle committees to oppose the persecution of the
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