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(D) FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF DELEGATIONS SEMICOLON OF THE 7 TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, 4 WERE CONNECTED WITH THE CHUNG WA SCHOOL ISSUE (PARAGRAPH 1(A)) AND THE OTHERS CONCERNED DETAINEES, SLAUGHTERHOUSE FEES AND SALARY INCREASES FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. ONE DELEGATION VISITED A COMPANY OFFICE REGARDING
REINSTATEMENT.
(E) CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE C.P.G. NATIONAL DAY C1ST OCTOBER) THROUGHOUT LOCAL COMMUNIST CIRCLES. THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY GOVERNMENT THAT THE CURRENT BAN ON FIREWORKS WOULD NOT BE LIFTED (PARAGRAPH 1(C) OF TELEGRAM 1008) BECAME THE SUBJECT OF SOME CRITICISM IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS, BUT CLEARLY THE COMMUNISTS WILL NEED TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO DEFY THE
GOVERNMENT ON THIS ISSUE DURING THE 1ST OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS BEFORE MOUNTING WIDESPREAD AGITATION.
(F) THE PAYMENT OF FURTHER 'STFIKE ALLOWANCE' AND CONTINUED ENCOUR- -AGEMENT FOR 'STRIKERS' TO OBTAIN ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT. AT
A MEETING OF 30 HARD-CORE MEMBERS OF A BRANCH OF THE MAIN TRANS- -PORTATION UNION, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WERE VOLUNTEERING' TO HAVE THEIR 'STEIKE-PAY' FEDUCED AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER MEMBERS
SEMICOLON AT ANOTHER BRANCH MEETING OF THE SAME UNION IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT FIRM MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE FEPAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING LOANS GEANTED IN JUNE (SEE PARAGRAPH. 1(E) TELEGRAM 7430. (G) CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS SEMICOLON ALTHOUGH THE CHUNG WA SCHOOL ISSUE REMAINED THE MAIN THEME NO NEW ISSUES WERE
INTRODUCED AND IN MID-WEEK MORE NEWSWORTHY EVENTS INCLUDING A TYPHOON AND ALLEGATIONS OF 'INADEQUATE GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY AND RELIEF MEASURES RECEIVED HEADLINE TREATMENT. CONSIDERABLE SPACE
WAS ALSO DEVOTED TO COUNTERING A PUBLIC ROTEST BY 23 PRO-
GOVERNMENT CRGANISATIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AT THE ESTABLISH-
-MENT OF A COMMUNIST MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE.
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(H) COMPARATIVE QUIET ON THE BORDER WHERE CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED,
ON 20TH AUGUST C.C.A. PERSONNEL FIRED TWO SHOTS AT AND ARRESTED
A TEENAGE GIRL ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE INTO B.T. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT
A GROUP OF C.T. RESIDENTS CONDUCTED A SEARCH IN THE AREA, INCLUDING
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