21.12.1968.
FROM THE CHINESE PRESS
OST
South China Morning
Post
oppose repeal
Regulations
Most papers
of Emergency
independent to respect the laws of Hong- future or that they
M Chinese newspapers kong in to the Mainland.
this week agreed with the The Sing Tao Jih Pao Governor that it was not fully supported the Go- stand that the wise at the present time vernor's
Emergency Regulations to repeal the Emergency should not be repealed at Regulations in view of the the present time. It said leftists' undisguised that despite all criticisms, except leftists, felt schemes to carry on with none,
threatened by these regula- their "struggle" against tions which did not affect all lawful authority.
law-abiding citizens.
The Sing Tao Man Pao agreed with its sister daily that the Emergency Regula- tions had not caused any inconvenience to law-abiding people in Hongkong.
One daily suggested that if there was to be an exchange ' deal for the release of Reuter's Anthony Grey from : house arrest in Peking, it should include conditions put-
detainees ting released
The regulations, it said, Hongkong under an obliga- should continue to be en- tion to respect the laws of forced until all threats to the were re- Hongkong or be sent to the Colony's security
moved. China mainland.
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The Tin Tin Yat Po said that although the effects of last year's Communist-insti- gated civil disturbances had worn off, the threat to inter- nal security remained. This, it contended, was implied in the Governor's statement that the Emergency Regulations could not be repealed at the present time and that the 16 remaining detainees would be released only when they were no longer a security risk.
The newspaper took the Governor's reluctance to dis- close what course of action was being contemplated for the release of Mr Anthony Grey, the Reuter correspon- dent under house arrest in Peking, to mean that some › sort of deal was being work-
ed out.
However, added the news- , paper, any "exchange deal" must be on condition that the released detainees undertake
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