Dd.033409 Gp.863
(1) How does the Secretary see the present
situation in Hong Kong?
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Hong Kong has passed through a most trying
time and, with characteristic resilience, has
surmounted it very well. A small minority of
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of the Hong Kong Government using methods of mass
physical intimidation and violence. The efforts These athepts to change the life of the y have failed in the face of the determined stand
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taken by the authorities to maintain law and order.
In the measures they have taken the authorities
have had the full support of the general public in
Hong Kong who have shown quite unmistakably
that they are determined to maintain their peaceful,
orderly way of life; their courage and fortitude
has been outstanding. As I and my colleagues have
said on more than one occasion, we for our part
will continue to give them our full support and to
carry out our responsibilities and obligations to
them.
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While no-one should minimise the dangers
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or the unpleasantness of recent developments in
Hong Kong, it does no service to overstate (as has have had sometimes been the case) the effect they are having
on the life of the Colony.
Inevitably there has been
some disruption and from time to time people have
been put to much inconvenience.
Some people have
been put in personal danger or have suffered
personal harm, a few have lost their lives through
quite irresponsible and dastardly acts of violence
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