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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Telno 491
18 April 1968
FIDENTIAL
18 April,
Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 491 of
Repeated for information to Peking.
N.C.N.A. contacted P.A.'s office today requesting meeting tomorrow to "raise several points arising after the official visits to Stanley and Laichikok" In reply to our request for clarific- ation, they produced the following four demands:
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(a) Patriotic prisoners at Stanley had been in "strict
isolated confinement" for 5 months. This must cease.
(b) Women compatriots at Laichikok had recently been beaten up and "seriously wounded" by other prisoners belonging to TRIAD societies. The prison authorities must prevent such incidents and give immediate and effective medical treatment to the injured. (See our telegram No. 471).
(c) Food at Stanley is inadequate and irregular. Steps
must be taken to improve the supply of food.
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(a) Compatriots' health has been "seriously affected" because
of isolated confinement and inadequate nutrition. must be given effective medical treatment.
We said we would consider N.C.N.A.'s request for a meeting but gave no undertaking to see them tomorrow.
No. 172.
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Foreign Office please pass Immediate Peking as my telegram
Sir D. Trench
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