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4.
The Commander British Forces regretted
he could not signal direct to the Ministry of
Defence on questions such as the strength of the
The garrison, but only through the CINCEFE.
view was expressed that the Governor should
telegraph direct to the Commonwealth Office on
defence matters with an important political
content. The Secretary of State welcomed this.
Police
5.
The Commissioner of Police said the
Police Force numbered 11,000, of whom 5,000 were
expatriate. Only 56 per cent were expatriate or
Hong Kong born. Their reliability depended
on the determination of the U.K. Government
to stay.
There had been a 26 per cent expansion
during the last three years.
It was therefore
largely a young force and it needed seasoning
before much further expansion could be undertaken.
The Auxiliary Police Force numbered some 2,500,
almost all of whom were Chinese; they had proved
themselves reliable during the last riots.
Relations with China
6.
The Political Adviser said that the
attitude of the Chinese border guards had changed
recently. They now tried to enforce the return
of illegal immigrants against their will.
too early to say if this was a firm new line
dictated by Peking.
7.
It was
The Commissioner of Police said that
since Macao Chinese Communists within the Colony
had become more adventurous. For example, some
had worn Red Guard uniform at an indoor meeting.
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