simultaneously published in Hong Kơng and Paking. The language of
this statement is more violent and abusive than any in recent years. It accuse "the British cuthorities in Hong Kong" of “sanguinary atrocities" of "sanguinary oppression of Chinese residents in Hong Kong", of "ropeated military and police manoeuvros hostile to China". It ends by declaring that "the Chiness Government and the 700 million Chinese people firmly support their oœmpatriots in Hong Kong in their horola and just struggle; that "the British Rovernment instruct the British authorities ân llong Kong to "accept all the just femands put forward by Chino ne workers and residenta in Hong Kong) that "the Chinesa Government and people are determined to carry the struɛɛle through to the end" that "Should the British Government and British authorities in Hong Kong oling to their perverse cource they must be held responsible for all the grave consequenens arising therefrom,"
Attacks on our posts in Maomu. Poking and Shanghai,
11. During the disturbances of 11th-13th May in Hong Kong, the British Consulate in Macau was the target of repeated demonstrations and the staff have been compelled to vacate their querters for a hotel.
12. Sinco the Peking statement of 15th May similar demonstrations have been mounted against our Embassy in Peking and on the 16th May our Consulate in Shanghai was invaded by a mob and thoroughly "sacked”. Chinoso Hotives
13. All available information suggests thati-
(a) the incidents of 6th May were not planned; what started
poaceful picketing degenerated into violenos;
(b) beccuso of the confusion in China (particularly in Canton) ther
is a loosening of the control hitherto exercised from the mainland over left-wing organisations in Hong Kong; and
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