EN CLAIR
PEKING ΤΟ FOREIGN OFFICE
PRIORITY
TELNO 717
UNCLASSIFIED
5 AUGUST 1968
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ADOSD TO FO TEL NO 717 OF 5 AUGUST, 1968, RFI TO HONG KONG
WASHINGTON AND POLAD SPORE.
CHUNG WAH SCHOOL.
PEOPLE'S DAILY AND NONA OF 4 AUGUST CARRY AN ARTICLE (NO 060319)
DATELINED CANTON ENTITLED QUOTE KWANGTUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE
DENOUNCES NEW BRITIS, PERSECUTION IN HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY.
2. A SPOKESMAN OF THE KWANGTUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE ON 3 AUGUST
QUOTE SEVERELY CONDEMNED THE HONG KONG BRITISH AUTHORITIES'
ATTEMPT TO CANCEL THE REGISTRATION OF THE CHUNG WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
UNQUOTE. HE ALSO SAID THAT QUOTE SHOULD THE HONG KONG BRITISH
AUTHORITIES GO IT ALONE AND CONTINUE TO BE HOSTILE TO THE
CHINESE PEOPLE THEY MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES UNQUOTE. HE DESCRIBED THE DE-REGISTRATION ORDER
AS QUOTE AN ATTEMPT TO STRANGLE THIS PATRIOTIC SCHOOL ON
FRAMED UP CHARGES AND STRIKE AT ALL PATRIOTIC ESTABLISHMENTS
IN HONG KONG UN UOTE. QUOTE THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED
WERE ALSO CLOSELY WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EVENT UNQUOTE.
3. THE SPOKESMAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE SCHOOL HAD BEEN
CLOSED ON THE QUOTE PRETEXT UNQUOTE THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN
EXPLOSION. THE PRESENT ATTEMPT TO DE-REGISTER THE SCHOOL GAVE
THE LIE TO EARLIER STATEMENTS THAT THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES
WHISHED TO PROTECT THE SANITY OF THE STUDENTS AND SAFEGUARD THE
INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. THE QUOTE REASONS UNQUOTE GIVEN BY
THE HONG KONG BRITISH AUTHORITIES QUOTE WERE COMPLETE DISTORTIONS
OF FACTS WHICH WERE INTENDED TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC UNQUOTE.
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