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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 1083 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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CLASSES' (PARAGRAPH 1(D) OF TELEGRAM 1065) CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED FULLY IN HONG KONG AND HAVE ORDERED THAT, AS A TOKEN GESTURE,
"WORKERS' TEAMS' VISIT SCHOOLS.
(H) AN ATTACK IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS UPON THE FORMATION OF A 'RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, THE NEWSPAPERS ALLEGING THAT IT IS A GOVERN MENT PUPPET AND ITS INCEPTION IS A PLOT BY THE HONG KONG BRITISH TO IMPOSE A' FORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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2. WHILE THE COMMUNISTS HAVE INCREASED THE ENROLMENT FIGURES IN THEIR SCHOOLS BY SOME 30% THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE NEW STUDENTS ARE BELIEV TO BE DRAWN FROM THE FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS OR EMPLOYEES OF COMMUNIST CONCERNS SEMICOLON THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE MADE ANY MARKED GAIN AMONGST THE POLITICALLY UNCOMMITTED. NEVERTHELESS THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE THIS SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN SUCH A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THEY OFFER IS SOMEWHAT DISTURBING. AT PRESENT THERE ARE NO FURTHER SIGNS OF EXPANSION ANT IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE COMMUNISTS HAVE REACHED THE LIMIT FOR THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR.
3. THE RESUSCITATION OF INTEREST BY THE COMMUNIST UNIONS IN LABOUR DISPUTES, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF CONFRONTATION, COULD MEAN A NEW TREND IN COMMUNIST LABOUR POLICY. THE UNIONS APPARENTLY REALISE THAT IF THEY ARE TO RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN AN INFLUENTIAL POSITION THEY MUST DISPLAY SOME INTEREST IN THE WELFARE OF THEIR MEMBERS. THEY HAVE HOWEVER TAKEN CARE TO AVOID BECOMING EMBROILED IN ANY MILITANT ACTION THEREBY UNDERLINING THE PRESENT TACTICS OF PEACEFUL CONFRONTATION.
4. THE COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA MACHINE WILL, OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS BE DEVOTED TO ATTEMPTING TO PROVE THAT THIS YEAR'S C.P.G. NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER. THE COMMUNIST LEADERS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY DO ALL THEY CAN TO ENSURE THAT NOTHING OCCURS
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