TNAG-0029-FCO40-65-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 130

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TELNO. 214

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18 MARCH 1968

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ADDSD TO FO TEL NO 264 OF 18 MARCH EFI TO HONGKONG POLAD

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SINGAPORE, AND WASHINGTON.

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PEOPLES DAILY AND NONA OF 17 MARCH CARRY ONE ITEM ABOUT THE TWO

FILM WORKERS FỤ CHI AND SHIH HUI. ARTICLE ALLEGES THAT PERSONS CONCERNED WERE QUOTE KIDNAPPED UNQUOTE WHEN THEY REACHED

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SHEUNGSHUI RAILWAY STATION ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM THE BORDER AND THAT QUOTE FASCIST POLICE UNQUOTE USED VIOLENCE AGAINST

NCNA AND PATRIOTIC REPORTERS. ARTICLE SAYS THAT QUOTE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF STEVENSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES

UNQUOTE, POLICE HANDCUFFED AN NCNA REPORTER AND A WEN HUI PAO

REPORTER AND PULLED ANOTHER FEMALE NONA REPORTER FROM THE

TRAIN BUT ADDS THAT THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY FREED. ARTICLE

REPORTS THAT PATRIOTIC CIRCLES HAVE PROTESTED QUOTE AT KIDNAPPING UNQUOTE AND ALLEGED PERSECUTION OF PATRIOTIC

REPORTERS AND HAVE DEMANDED THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE TWO

FILM WORKERS AND ALL OTHER COMPATRIOTS DETAINED ON MOUNT

DAVIES, AND AN END TO PERSECUTION OF HONGKONG COMPATRIOTS.

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