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Svecial Ezanch,

Royal Hong Kong Police.

28th April, 1972.

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INTRODUCTION

THE COMMUNIST THREAT IN EDUCATION

In Hong Kong, as elsewhere, Communists have always raid great attention

Communist controlled schools have existed

to capturing the minds of the young.

in the Colony since the early 20's and even now, in spite of Government's

considerable efforts over the years to provide cheap, or free, primary education,

the numbers of children in such schools continue to rise.

AIM

2.

To examine the threat posed by the communist education system in

Hong Kong and to consider practical and effective counter-Leasures.

THE BACKGROUND

3.

Immediately after the communist take over in China, in 1949, a wave of

patriotic enthusiasm spread through many Hong Kong schools which allied themselves

to the new order. In 1952 a new Education C.dinance, together with the deporta-

tion of some trouble makers, allowed Government to gain control of the educations)

field, while the repressive actions of the CPG, particularly against intellectual,

tended to disillusion many of those local educationalists who had hitherto regarded

the new regime favourably.

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Nevertheless, hard core communiet schools continued to flourish in the

/Colony.

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