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felno, 916 20 July, 1967
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 916 of 20 July. Repeated for information to: Hong Kong, Washington, Singapore
People's Daily of 20 July reports two year sentence on Hsieh P'ing, Hong Kong NCNA reporter, which it describes as "a serious political provocation of the great Socialist Mother- land and something that 700 million Chinese people absolutely cannot tolerate". Article says that Hsieh P'ing protested in court and lodged four demands:
(a) That he be released immediately.
(b) Compensation and admission of guilt by Hong Kong
authorities,
(c) Guarantee of no recurrence,
(d) Punishment of thugs.
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Report says that Hong Kong authorities are preparing to try other arrested reporters on 20 July
Mr. Hopson
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