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an instruction to distributors from the major C.P.G. import agency in Hong Kong dealing in livestock from China, to levy a surcharge of 10 cents per bird on poultry and 30 cents per head on other livestock, as a contribution to the All-Circles Anti-Persecution Struggle Committee funds.
Contingency
2. There is little doubt that a strike in the transport field and a function to mark the deaths of the three workers referred to above, will take place in the near future. planning to cope with a transport strike is in hand by Government and, as in earlier attempts to call strike action, it is hoped to isolate the communist element from the neutral and right-wing workers. However, as the communists have greater support in this sphere, it is likely that their action will have some degree of success, particularly in the bus company in Kowloon, but it remains to be seen to what extent the provision of financial assistance by the communists will counteract a firm stand by the management in respect of dismissals, etc., for illegal strike action. The payment of one month's subsistence allowance to the workers before strike acti on starts suggests that the stoppage will be prolonged. In addition, it is known that the communist leadership now considers short token strikes 'valueless' in the confrontation and, once strike action commences, it can be expected to do everything in its power to extend it.
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