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we do not have very much information about the hawker problem as a I seem whole and the steps that are being taken to deal with it.
to recall some criticism (since the events of 1967) of the supine attitude of the Urban Council towards their responsibilities for hawkers and a feeling on the part of officials (when the subject has come up briefly in conversation) that the Urban Council should be jolted into pursuing a more active and positive role. If there is any statement readily available of the hawker problem and the steps being taken to deal with it, could you send me a copy - or alternatively arrange for someone else in the Secretariat to do so?
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We have been studying with some interest the two Special Branch papers, both with the reference number GEN/14/368/50, and dated 2nd and 3rd October, 1969, respectively. There are one or two points arising out of these papers on which we would welcome
The inform your comments,
In paragraph 29 of the earlier paper there is a reference to the poor academic standards achieved by graduates from communist schools. Are we right in thinking that the low standard of a cademic achievement at these schools (as compared with that attained in non-communist schools) is generally well known?
And if so does it have any effect in weaning away
children from such schools? Our
that although it might persuade non-communist parents
The low standard of achever own impression is
against sending their children to such schools (provided that other schools are available in their areas) it probably has little effect on the captive
clientele represented by the children of parents who
are either communist sympathisers or who are subject
to communist influence or pressure.
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In paragraph 5 of the later paper there is a reference to the secondment to communist organisations
in Hong Kong of China-based cadres. So far as we
can trace this is the first reference that we have
seen to this development. Can you say whether it is
a significant one and whether the numbers involved are
N.?
substantial? An paragraph 34 of the same paper there
is a mention of the communists doing all they can to
bring about a rift between the Hong Kong Government
this and the Americans. This Again is the first reference that we have seen to this ploy.
such a
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We should be
/ interested
knoww
that
interested to learn of the form the communist effort
has taken in this context.
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Finally and paras 53-5-5 of the
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second paper show that problems connected with
hawhers are
one of the most-
The Communists.
fertile fields for
We have seen a quite detailed There is, of course, an advarable
factual statement of these problems or ar
of
earlier Special Branch report of 2nd July (ref. C/14/5692, dated 2nd July)
all
Communient influence amongst hawhers. Buty, this has served to bring home to
have very
us
that we do not
much information about the hawher
problem as a whole
and the steps that are
being taken to deal with it. I seem
recall
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to
(since the events
The events of 1967)
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of the supine attitude of the Urban Comcil
towards their responsibilities for hawkers
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on
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the subject has come up briefly in conversation)
should be jolted into
that the Urban Comcil
pursuing
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is
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alternatively arrange for
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