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(E) THE PAYMENT OF REGULAR MONTHLY 'STRIKE ALLOWANCES' TO MEMBERS OF COMMUNIST UNIONS. HOWEVER, 'STRIKERS' OF THE SPINNING WEAVING AND DYEING TRADES WORKERS' GENERAL UNION CS.W.D.T.W.G.U.) WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THEIR LAST PAYMENT WHILE MEMBERS OF THE CARGO SUPERVISORS UNION WERE TOLD THAT PAYMENT FOR THEM WOULD
PROBABLY CONTINUE FOR ONLY TWO MORE MONTHS.
(F) A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE F.T.U. AT WHICH IT WAS DECIDED TO DISTRIBUTE THE MAJORITY OF THE 430,000 DOLLARS COLLECTED DURING THE DOLLAR CAMPAIGN INITIATED IN OCTOBER 1967
TO 10,000 UNEMPLOYED AND CASUALLY EMPLOYED WORKERS IN THE FORM OF CASH PAYMENTS OF 30 DOLLARS EACH AND 10 CATTIES CABOUT 14 LBS.)
OF RICE TO THOSE MARRIED..
(G) AN INSTRUCTION BY THE MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS' UNION CM.T.W.U.) THAT DRIVERS OF LORRIES CARRYING CHINESE PRODUCTS SHOULD DISPLAY AN IDENTIFYING MARK ON THEIR VEHICLES IN ORDER THAT THEIR COLLEAGUES CAN GIVE THEM ASSISTANCE' IN THE EVENT OF POLICE ACTION. (H) A MEETING AT A MAJOR COMMUNIST SCHOOL DURING WHICH A GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF HER EXPERIENCES WHILE IN PRISON AND CLAIMED THAT 'ANY GOOD TREATMENT THE PRISONERS RECEIVED WAS A PLOT BY GOVERNMENT TO INDOCTRINATE THEM WITH IMPERIALISTIC THOUGHTS'.
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(I) A RADIO CANTON BROADCAST CLAIMING THAT A NUMBER OF 'CONFRONTATION PRISONERS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON IN HONG KONG HAD VISITED
CANTON. THE BROADCAST ALLEGED THAT WHILE IN PRISON, THESE PEOPLE
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HAD BEEN TORTURED' AND GIVEN INADEQUATE FOOD AND CLOTHING.
DEMANDS WERE MADE THAT THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES, STOP THE PERSECUT- -ION OF COMPATRIOTS AND RELEASE THOSE STILL IN PRISON..
(J) A STATEMENT ISSUED ON 24TH MAY BY THE 'KWANGTUNG SUPPORT COMMITTEE TO MARK THE 'GLORIOUS' RE-OPENING OF THE SILVER THEATRE, THE LICENCE FOR WHICH WAS REVOKED ON 13TH JUNE 1967 FOLLOWING THE CONVICTION OF A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FOR OFFENCES IN CONNECTION WITH INFLAMMATORY LOUDSPEAKER BROADCASTS. CA NEW LICENCE WAS RECENTLY ISSUED FOLLOWING APPLICATION BY THE COMMUNISTS
WHO COMPLIED WITH THE NECESSARY REGISTRATION PROCEDURES).
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