TNAG-0176-FCO40-212-Brief-on-communist-controlled-schools-for-Lord-Shepherd-s-vi-1969 — Page 38

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VISIT OF THE MINISTER (LORD SHEPHERD)

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OF STATE

TO HONG KONG, MAY JUNE 1969 Communist Confrontation

Note No. 5

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A major issue in the Grey case.

Apart from the question of confrontation prisoners

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which there is separate briefing material) the Minister may

wish to discuss the following points with the Governor:

(a) the current security situation

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the development of Communist schools

(c) the ex-Headmaster (Wong Cho Fan) of the former

Chung Wah School.

Current Security Situation.

2.

Under (a) The Minister may wish to ask the Governor what

wowls problems will be likely to arise if the Communists should re-

activate their poster campaign (see paragraph 9 below). If

the posters are not inflammatory they would presumably need to

be dealt with in exactly the same way as any other posters the

exhibition of which was subject to the prior approval of the Hong

difficulties? Kong authorities. Would this be likely to present any problems? Communist Schools-see paragrath it below).

ask 3. Under (the Minister might ongvire whether the Governor

about progress K towards

Fightening up

bas yet formulated any plans for control Communist schools

at official level. (see para 11 below) on the lines agreed at our discussions with him last October

It was agreed at that time that it would be necessary for any

measures taken to be applied to schools generally and without

discriminating against Communist schools, although such measures

might tend to hit Communist schools harder than others.

Ex-Headmaster of Chung Wack School,

个 As regards (e) see paragraph 12 below the Governor's

proposals for dealing with Wong

present views are set out in Hong Kong telegram No. 328 (copy

Fiews

attached). It will be seen that he feels that if Wong continues

to visit the Yu Hua School it will be necessary to consider taking

legal action against him. If this action were taken, the Governor Entends

proposes that it should at the same time be made clear to Wong

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