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Annex 'A'

Agreed Concessions on a Reciprocal Basis

Two agreements have been reached with communists, namely those resulting from the Border talks in November, 1967, and those culminating in access to Grey in Peking and visits by N.C.N.A. and communist newspaper representatives to prisoners in Hong Kong connected with journalism.

(A) Border Talks’-

(1) Concessions by

the Communists

(2) Concessions by

Hong Kong Govt.

(a) Agreement that the primary Border

fence might be repaired without hindrance. (In fact repair parties were stoned frequently from Chinese Territory

(b) The release of two P.C.s detained in

C.T. and the return of their motor

cycle and of the belongings of Senior Police Inspector Knight who had, during the talks, escaped from C.T.

(a) The removal of those portions of the

secondary fence on land farmed by C.T. residents;

(b)

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(c)

The re-opening of the Man Kam To Bridge; A guarantee that production and normal activities, including the study of the works of MAO by residents of C.T. while on British Territory (B.T.) would not be hampered;

(d) Release of five persons to C.T. who were

charged with committing criminal offences in the Colony;

(e) Compensation paid for crops allegedly

danaged as a result of Chinese

Territory farmers being unable to

cultivate them owing to the closure of the Man Kam To Bridge;

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