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14 FEBRUARY, 1968
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ADDRESSED PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 61 OF 14TH FEBRUARY.
WEEKLY ASSESSMENT AS AT 120600.
1. NO VIOLENCE OR BOMBS.
PERCEIVED IN
ARCHIVES No. 63 14FEB1968
HWAY
2. COMMUNIST UNIONS AND ORGANISATIONS HAVE CONCENTRATED ON
REGISTERING 'NEEDY RESIDENTS' AS RECIPIENTS FOR THE RICE,
GIVEN BY THE KVANGTUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE, WHICH THEY EXPECT :
TO ARRIVE SHORTLY IN THE COLONY. THE CLOTHING FOR PRISONERS
IS CLAIMED TO BE ALREADY HERE. UNION OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED
CANTON AUTHORITIES WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IF THE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO HINDER DISTRIBUTION OF THESE GIFTS.
INCREASED PRESSURE TO ALLOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING
CAN BE EXPECTED AND A MAJOR CLASH COULD ARISE IF THE COMMUNISTS
INSIST ON DEFYING THE GOVERNMENT RULING THAT THE RICE MUST
BE IMPORTED ON QUOTA. COMMUNIST LEADERS HERE MAY FEEL THAT
BOTH PEKING AND SOME SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL POPULATION
WILL SUPPORT THEM OVER THE RICE ISSUE. THE REFERENCE BACK TO
CANTON FOR ADVICE IS HOWEVER, OF INTEREST AND IS ANOTHER
INDICATION OF THE TIGHTER CONTROL PEING EXERCISED BY CPG
AUTHORITIES OVER COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES.
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3. AT BEGINNING OF TERM CEREMONIES IN THREE MAJOR COMMUNIST
SCHOOLS THE NEED FOR ACADEMIC AS WELL AS MAO STUDIES WAS
EMPHASISED. ONE SCHOOL CLAIMED A LARGE INCREASE IN ENROLMENT
DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THIS WILL BE GIVEN MAXIMUM PUBLICITY
AND, TOGETHER WITH A RETURN TO ACADEMIC WORK AND CONTINUED.
LACK OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT 1 VIOLENCE, MAY ENCOURAGE OTHER-
!ISE RELUCTANT PARENTS TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO COMMUNIST
CHOOLS.
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