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are refugees from communism who "voted with
their feet" for the kind of life they can live
in Hong Kong.
Mr. Pettifer seems incapable of paying any
tribute to those in authority without turning
it into a backhander by the inclusion of some
sour qualification. Take his statement:
"almost everyone for a change had a good word
to say for the police, and British officials
congratulated themselves on weathering the
storm."
There is another and later reference
by Mr. Pettifer to "self-congratulation in
official circles" which he describes as
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'euphoria". It is a pity that he should
sly denigration indulge in this sort of perversion.
Among
officials and the general public in Hong Kong
there is understandably considerable relief
(and as Mr. Davies remarked, some reason for
self-satisfaction) that the communist campaign
of violence has been successfully overcome.
But there are no illusions in any quarter as
to the nature of the continuing communist
threat that lies ahead.
I have already aired my views on the
standard of B.B.C. reporting on Hong Kong to
members of the staff of the Corporation.
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did this at a press conference I gave after my
return from Hong Kong in October when I had
fresh in my mind the inaccuracy and exaggera-
tion of reports (including B.B.C. reports),
particularly on incidents in the border area.
It is difficult for me now to quote chapter
and verse in support of this criticism but I
know that my views were shared by others, both
in this country and in Hong Kong. I do
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