TNAG-0029-FCO40-65-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 85

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS CONCERNING CHINESE

GOVERNMENT'S "DEMANDS" ON HONG KONG

ong Kong 7.5.67.

Hong Kong 12.5.67.

Peking 15.5.67

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to Mr. Carter K.K. Dept.

Following disturbances at an artificial flower

factory, the Rubber and Plastic Workers Union put forward

four demands:

(a)

(b)

immediate release of workers arrested;

punishment of evil-doers and payment

of compensation;

(c) guarantee of the workers' personal safety;

(a) no interference henceforth by the police

in labour disputes.

F.T.U.:

(a) Immediately cease bloody suppression,

(b)

guarantee no recurrence of similar

repressive incidents;

immediately release all arrested Chinese

workers, students and compatriots;

(c) severely punish the culprits and pay

compensation for all losses;

(a) Hong Kong British authorities must confess

their crimes.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs handed our Chargé

copy of a M.F.A. statement (which was published).

included the following:-

I should like 3 spare copies, please.

rime 27/3

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"The Chinese Government demands in all seriousness

that the British Government instruct the British

authorities in Hong Kong as follows:

Immediately accept all the just demands put

forward by Chinese workers and residents

in Hong Kong.

1

Immediately stop all Fascist measures.

Ammoniately