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5. At the time the Governor made his report he envisaged the early release of ten detainees (since released). But he had serious doubts about the release of five of the remaining six (Zos. 3, 29, 31, 34 and 51). The reasons for their detention are set out in an appendix to the report. These five are described es the most dangerous of all the persons detained and as still capable of causing a lot of trouble, The sixth (No. 46) was released on 20 January.
6. The Governor's report examined the ponsibility of releasing some of thees detainees on police supervision orders under which their movements in the Colony would be restricted and would have to be notified to the authorities. They could, for example, be debarred from their old haunts. The Governor considered that if this proved effective in reducing the capacity for mischief of released detaincos
then he might be able to release some or all of the remaining
detainees sooner than would otherwise be possible and so revoke
Regulation 31.
Police Supervision Oriere
An experimental order was mɛde in the case of detainee No. 15
Then he was released on 7 Jendary, but he promptly broke the terms or the order and went into hiding. Mf. Cradock, the Charge d'AffaireB in Peking, in ignorance of the Governor's motives in meking this order, questioned its advisability (Peking Telegram No. 12 to long Kong). Ile suggested that, if the rolcased detainees defied such orders and were rearrested, there was a risk of our undoing the political senefit of their roleanc and of exposing ourselves to enurgas of duplicity.
8. In explaining to Mr. Cradock that release under supervision
orders could be an alternative to continued detontion, the Governor
indicated how he expected supervision orders to operate to some advantage in the present situation (Hong Kong Telegram No. 14 to Faking). If detainees complied with their orders the Police would have some chance of controlling their activities. If they did not comply and went underground it would be difficult for them to
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