purposes of political indoctrination is bound to have a deleterious effect. They are likely
to use this weapon to an increasing extent as
an essential ingredient in their long term ideological "struggle" and it seems that the most effective method of combating (or at any rate confining) its effect, is to ensure as far as possible that the parents of children who would not normally attend non-Communist schools are not, for one reason or another (e.g. through lack of places at such schools) persuaded to
send their children to the rival establishments
does This, I know, serves no more than to re-iterate
the conclusions at we reached in our
discussions with you last year.
Seew
You have doubtlege noticed that since the
middle of December there has been a spate of
Parliamentary Questions on the subject of Hong Kong detainees, convicted Communist prisoners, emergency regulations and related
"I should like you to kung how we all are matters. de re mest grateful for the prompt and efficient manner in which Hong Kong has provided us with the material to reply to these questions. We have our suspicions (well based as you will know) about the reasons behind this
series of Questions and it seems that one Hong nong newspaper at least (see the "Star" of 28 January) shares them. Whether anything can
be done about it remains to be seen.
In any event, I am not at all sure that the eventual
outcome of this Parliamentary interest may not turn out to be to Hong Kong's advantage.
As regards emergency regulations, we were very patife fo necont
o you your Saving Despatch No. 70 of 21 January very useful summary setting out the precise position as regards those regulations still in force, those which
have been lifted and those which have been, or
will be, incorporated in the permanent law. We are glad you have it in mind to take a look at the more contentious regulations (e.g. those relating to the power of detention and the Committee of Review) to see if they not be
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