Hong Kong
Another cause of great anxiety in the past few months has been the series of Communist-organised i strikes and acts of violence in Hong Kong. Early in May a strike at two artificial flower factories in Kowloon led to a clash with the Hong Kong police and
The Communists disorders spreading over several days. demanded public apologies and compensation from the British authorities in Hong Kong in a way that was reminiscent of the demands made earlier in the year
These upon the Portuguese authorities in Macao. demands were supported by Peking and on 15th May an abusive note was delivered by the Chinese Communist regime to the British Government.
In the following weeks the communist elements called strikes in the transport services, public utilities and the dockyards. Bomb-throwing, acts of terrorism and intimidation, blocking of food imports and other efforts to disrupt services brought danger, inconvenience, and loss to the people of Hong Kong. There have been a number of deaths and some hundreds have been injured. What has been happening in Hong
But Kong is guerilla warfare in an urban area. these efforts have largely failed to achieve their objectives.
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The British authorities have countered the communist tactics by raiding premises used by the militant groups. They have uncovered evidence of preparations for sustained violence, including stocks of weapons and explosives, and in one case, a casualty hospital.
These strong-points were discovered in premises
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