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so whether they are doing so to an extent which,

is giving rises cause for longer to the auctoriting in Hong Kong

the more outrageous and extreme forms of

Communist propaganda; and so long as the

Communist press refrains from publishing

material of a blatantly seditious and

inflammatory nature the authorities accordingly

take no action against it. Although this could

be regarded (and is regarded by the Governor

as a "concession" to the Communists we consider that

so long as public confidence in the Colony is

not thereby seriously affected, it is the best

course to adopt in the interests of Sino/British relations generally. A

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3. It would be helpful to know whether and if

so to what extent the Communist press still

persist in publishing material which in more

normal circumstances would lead to legal action

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Communist sehools

4 We learnt from the Governor in July this

year that he had set up a Schools Steering

Committee, a small official body with the

function of watching Communist schools generally

and suggesting ways and means, whenever possible,

of inhibiting their activities within the very

limited scope that exists for doing so. The

that

fact is that the Communist schools have a

captive clientele in the families of active

supporters, trade union members and employees

of Communist concerns. Against the forms of

pressure and persuasion that can be brought to

bear, Government measures to wean parents from

sending their children to Communist schools are

unlikely to succeed. Conversely there is no

evidence that Communist schools are at the

present time attracting children from non-

/ Communist

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