Secret.
Registry No.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
DRAFT MINUTE
Type 1 +
Visit of Parlamentin Under- face for Defence,
To:-
Seerdam of Richard to Hong Kong.
Hang May, 1970:
From
Mr Marsh
MY Ivor
Telephone No. & Ext.
Confidential.
Restricted-
Unclassified:
PRIVACY MARKING
7.5.20.
In Confidence
Zza
Department
POLITICAL AND INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION
外
It is now more than two years since the end of the Communist Campaign of violence against the Hong Kong authorities. During this period there has been no
organised violence in the Colony; there have been
sporadic incidents involving violence on a minor scale
but such incidents are believed to have been entirely
spontaneous in origin and to have received no instig-
ation or encouragement from the Communist authorities
in Peking. Hong Kong Communists are, in fact, under
firm instructions from Peking to act within the law
and to direct their activities to building a broader
political base in the Colony, and there have been recent
indications that the local communist leadership are
succeeding in convincing their more militant cadres of
the desirability of this policy.
G.
munists for a considerable time now and As part of
This latter course has been followed by the Com-
2.
their campaign they seek every opportunity of critic-
ising the authorities on the ground of real or alleged
deficiencies in the administration of the Colony's
affairs. They have been particularly critical in the
spheres of public transport, crime, labour disputes,
hawkers and resettlement schemes: but they do not hesitate to seize upon any opportunity which presents itself of furthering their ultimate objective which is
te underming the authority of the Government. There is no evidence to suggest that they are achieving, an
sclucation where success in their campaign (except possibly in their they are makin pusistent.
efforts to increase the number of children attending communist controlled schools): nor is there any reason
whatever to suppose that they have any intention of
abandoning their efforts to attain their ultimate objective, aims.
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