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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 945 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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CH) CONTINUED STRONG CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE COMMUNIST
PRESS ON A NUMBER OF LOCAL ISSUES, THE ON LY MAJOK THEME BEING THE
PROPOSED ́DEREGISTRATION OF THE CHUNG WAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ( SEE PAKA-
GRAPH 1(A)
ABOVE).
(1) QUIET ON THE BORDEK: THE GENERAL PATTERN OF ACTIVITY AT LO
WU REMAINS UNCHANGED ( PARAGRAPH (a) OF TELEGRAM 9172, ALTHOUGH ME
FIRST PASSENGER DISEMBARKING FROM THE CANTON TRAIN IS NOW HANDED A
RED FLAG BEARING THE CHARACTER LOYALTY AND REQUI RED TO LEAD
OTHER PASSENGERS INTO THE CUSTOMS BUILDING IN CHINESE TERRITORY.
(THE USE OF THIS SLOGAN IS NO DOUBT PART OF THE NATION WIDE ''TAKEE
LOYALTIES TO MAO' CAMP AIGN WHICH HAS NOW REACHED KWANGTUNG).
ABDUCTED FISHERFOLK IN
AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT STATES THAT THE 5
1 CHINA C. PARAGRAPH ( J) OF TELEGRAM 917) ARE UNDERGOING LABOUR REFORM
IN KWANGTUNG BECAUSE THEY EMIGRATED ILLEGALLY FROM. THE AREA SOME
YEARS AGO., 10 OF THE 29 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED DURING THE
'WEEK SWAN ACROSS EITHER DEEP OR MIKS DAYS. THE RE- APPEARANCE OF
A. COMMUNIST GUN BOAT IN DEEP BAY SINCE 27 TH JULY IS BELIEVED TO
BE CONNECTED WITH THESE · CONTINUED ESCAPES FROM CHINA. IT MAY ALSO BE
REASSERTION OF THEIR CLAIM TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO PATROL THE
WATERS OF DEEP BẠY (TELEGRAM Y4U). HWA4/3/19
2. THE ANTICIPATED WIDESPREAD COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN
WITHIN COMMUNIST CIRCLES CONCERNING THE CHUNG WAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAS NOT YET MATERIALISED DESPITE THE PUBLICITY GIVEN IN THE LOCAL
PRESS TO THE ALL CIRCLES ANTI-PERSECUTION STRUGGLE COMMITTEE
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT AND THE NONA NEWS RELEASE FROM PEKING. THE
EMPHASIS PLACED ON LOCAL REACTION IN THE LATTER REPORT AND THE
ABSENCE OF ANY OFFICIAL CPG PROTEST SO FAR, SUGGESTS THAT NO STRONGER OPPOSITION IS LIKELY AT LEAST UNTIL THE ACTUAL DER^EGIST-
RATION TAKES PLACE. IN SHORT THEY APPEAR TO BE ADOPTING A
WAIT
AND SEE POLICY, IN THE MEANTIME SUSTAINING THEIR PRESS CAMPAIGN
ON THRS ISSUE.
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