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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELKO 905
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ADDRESSED FCO
8 DECEMBER, 1969
RE EIVED IN
REGISTRY No.51
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NO. 905 OF 8TH DECEMBER RFI P.A. SINGAPORE,
WASHINGTON, H.C. CANBERRA AND PEKING (SAVING).
FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR
ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AS
J.1.C. FOLLOWING FROM L.1.C.
AT 06.00 HOURS 8TH DECEMBER, 1969.
PREDOMINANT ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL COMMUNIST CIRCLES OVER THE PAST
THREE WEEKS HAVE BEEN FUND RAISING FOR A QUOTE PATRIOTIC UNQUOTE
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND TALKS ABOUT CHINA'S WAR PREPARATIONS.
PAY INCREASE DEMANDS BY COMMUNIST UNIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED BY
EMPLOYERS AND ONE COMMUNIST UNION HAS INDICATED ITS INTENTION TO
DEFY THE LAW ON ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICE-BEARERS.
COMMUNISTS ARE
CONSIDERING FURTHER SCHOOL EXPANSION IN THE RURAL AREAS.
2. THE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED RECENTLY BY A COMMUNIST
TRADE UNION CONTROLLED EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION (PARAGRAPH 6 OF
TELEGRAM 874) HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED ITS TARGET OF HK COLLARS
1 MILLION. NEVERTHELESS COMMUNISTS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN
AT CRITICAL PROPAGANDA WHICH HAS APPEARED IN THE ANTI-COMMUNIST
AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS. LOCAL TRADE UNIONISTS HAVE BEEN
URCED TO USE THE DRIVE AS A MEANS TO CONTACT FORMER AND POTENTIAL
MEMBERS OF COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS SEMI COLON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
RAISED BY THEM IS CONSIDERED UNIMPORTANT AS MOST IS EXPECTED TO
BE OBTAINED FROM COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WHICH DEPEND UPON MAINLAND
GOODS FOR THEIR BUSINESS.
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