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Government had repeatedly expressed, their decision to restrict Mr. Grey's freedom of movement arose initially out of the savage persecution and arrest by the British authorities in Hong Kong of loyal and patriotic Chinese jour- nalists in the territory. The British Hong Kong authorities had not immediately released the journalists but had gone from bad to worse and continued to make arrests. He
added that at present 11 were still in prison. Since the British authorities in Hong Kong continue to keep the se patriotic journalists in gaol, the action which the Chinese had taken over Mr. Grey was in no way unjustified and was,
in fact, consistent with the stand on this which China
had adopted.
3.
Shen Pling then went on to argue that Mr. Grey was in
fact being treated leniently. He had been allowed to
remain on in his house and his conditions were in the main
as before his restriction. By contrast, the Chinese journalists unjustly detained in Hong Kong have been kept
in prison.
4. Shen P'ing accused the British Government of conducting
a vicious propaganda campaign over the detention of Mr. Grey by distorting the facts and slandering the Chinese
people in order to deceive public opinion in Britain. He
added that this campaign did not help solve the problem and, indeed, only complicated the situation. As Lord Shepherd
himself had said in his opening statement, Mr. Grey had
been medically examined and declared fit; and the British
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