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AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG FOR THESE FRENZIED PROVOCATIONS AND FASCIST ATROCITIES, AND HEREBY LODGE THE MOST SERIOUS AND MOST VEHEMENT PROTEST WITH THE BRITISH GOVT.

IN DISR GARD OF THE REPEATED WARNINGS FROM THE CHINESE GOVT

AND PEOPLE, THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG HAVE AGAIN AND AGAIN RESORTED TO SANGUINARY SUPPRESSION OF OUR PATRIOTIC

TO DATE, SEVEN OF OUR COUNTRYMEN IN HONGKONG SINCE LAST MAY.

PATRIOTIC COUNTRYMEN HAVE BEEN BARBAROUSLY MURDERED BY THE TROOPS AND POLICE OF THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG AND MORE THAN 1,400 HAVE BEEN UNWARRANTEDLY ARRESTED OR SENTENCED, AMONG WHOM MANY WERE MOST SAVAGELY TORTURED BY THE POLICE OF THE

AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG. EVEN NOW, THE BRITISH GOVT

BRITISH

AND THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG ARE STILL CLAMOURING

FOR A FURTHER EXPANSION OF THEIR FASCIST SUPPRESSION OF OUR

PATRIOTIC COUNTRYMEN.

FACED WITH THE FLAGRANT PROVOCATION AND RUTHLESS PERSECUTION

BY THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG, THE HONGKONG WORKERS ARE AT

THE END OF THEIR FORBEARANCE. THEY HAVE SOLEMNLY DECLARED A

BIG JOINT STRIKE STARTING FROM JUNE 24 TO DEFEND NATIONAL DIGNITY

AND TO HIT BACK AT THE SUPPRESSION CARRIED OUT BY THE BRITISH

AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG. THEIR ACTION IS JUST AND HAS THE FIRM

SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY. THE CHINESE GOVT

DEMANDS THAT THE BRITISH GOVT IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCT THE BRITISH

AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG TO ACCEPT IN GOOD FAITH ALL THE JUST

DEMANDS OF OUR PATRIOTIC WORKERS AND PATRIOTIC COUNTRYMEN OF

ALL CIRLCES IN HONGKONG, AND IMMEDIATELY FULFIL THE FIVE SOLEMN

JUST DEMANDS RAISED BY THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

IN ITS STATEMENT OF MAY 15

THE SITUATION IN HONGKONG HAS DEVELOPED TO A GRAVE STAGE NOW.

THIS HAS WHOLLY BEEN CREATED BY THE BRITISH GOVT AND THE BRITISH

ACTONITIES

IN HONGKONG, IF THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG

PAY NO HEED TO THE WARNINGS FROM THE CHINESE GOVT AND PEOPLE

AND CONTINUE TO PERSECUTE OUR PATRIOTIC COUNTRYMEN IN HONGKONG,

THEY WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THEIR CRIMES. THE CHINESE GOVT MUST

SEPOUSLY WARN THE BRITISH GOVT- THE DEBTS OF BLOOD YOU OWE

TO THE CHINESE RESIDENTS IN HONGKONG MUST BE REPAID. THE

GREATER THE DEBT, THE HEAVIER THE REPAYMENT, AND THERE IS

ABSOLUTELY NO ESCAPE FROM IT".