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Immediately set free all the arrested

persons (including workers, journalists

and cameramen).

Punish the culprits responsible for

these sanguinary atrocities.

Offer apologies to the victims, compensate

for all their losses and guarantee

against the occurrence of similar incidents.

The British Government and the British

authorities in Hong Kong must immediately

and unconditionally accept the above

mentioned solemn and just demands of the

Chinese (overnment.

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These demands were referred to in a later interview

with our Chargé d'Affaires as "the five points of the

Chinese Government".

Chinese Chargé complained of failure to reply to the

"five Chinese demands" and demanded:-

(a) Persecution in Hong Kong should cease;

(b) H.M.G. should immediately accept five

"solemn and just" Chinese demands;

(c) H.M.G. should make an immediate reply.

Chinese Foreign Ministry statement mentioned the

"five demands".

Lord Beswick said in a debate in the House of Lords:

"The noble Earl, Lord Bessborough, asked about the "Five

demands". We have not, as he thought, answered them.

It is hardly to be expected that we should respond to

accusations such as, for example, that we should desist

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