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Telno 330
ILASSIFIED
FOREIGN OFFICE
18 May 1967
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 330 of 18 May, Repeated for information to Hong Kong, Peking, Saigon, Washington.
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Following is text of M.F.A. statement issued on 18 May.
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Recently employers of Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works groundlessly closed branch of works and ordered massive dismissal of workers; to defend their legitimate interests Chinese workers in Hong Kong held demonstrations to protest against these brutal acts of employers at Artificial Flower Works.
3。 British Authorities in Hong Kong sent out more than one thousand soldiers and fully armed police for savage repression of Chinese workers and other people in Hong Kong, arrested more than 400 people, wounded about 100 others and killed one youth. This fascist act trampled upon interests of Chinese Nationals in Hong Kong and con-
it gave stituted an insolent challenge to Chinese people as a whole: expression to British Government's policy of colluding with United States in opposing Chinese people and is related to the fact that British Government is letting United States use Hong Kong as base serving war of aggression in Viet Nam.
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The Government of Democratic Republic of Viet Nam fully supports correct stand of Chinese Government expounded in statement issued on 15 May, 1967 by Foreign Ministry of Chinese Peoples Republic.
50 The Government of Democratic Republic of Viet Nam resolutely demands that British Government stop at once its persecution of Chinese workers and other Chinese Nationals in Hong Kong, release those still detained, make excuse and compensate workers for losses caused to them, severely punish those responsible and take effective measures to ensure legitimate interests of workers and prevent recurrence of similar acts in future.
6. Article in Army Peoples' Daily of 17 May included following: Vietnamese and Chinese peoples are brothers and close comrades-in- arms in their struggle against United States aggression for national salvation. Vietnamese people have always been enjoying deep sympathy and strong support from Chinese people including Chinese
The Vietnamese workers and in particular Chinese seamen in Hong Kong. Army and people are greatly indignant at British Authorities acts of repression against the just struggle of Chinese workers in Hong Kong.
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Mr. Colvin
Sent 0415 18 May Recd 1129Z 18 May
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