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6 LINE WITH THE PRESS

You have heard of the concern felt

here and you have discussed the position with me. The Hong Kong Government hopes to stamp out this tendency to hooliganism by rigorous action on a wide front.

No country has yet found a satisfactory solution to

this very complex and bewildering problem, and in Hong Kongi it would be foolish to expect a quick or easy solution.