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IN AN ATTEMPT TO RAISE ACADEMIC STANDARDS, COMMUNIST SCHOOLS
IN HONG KONG WILL REDUCE THE PERIODS OF STUDY DEVOTED TO POLITICAL INDOCTRINATION AND PLACE GREATER EMPHASIS ON THE TEACHING OF
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5. A FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTED BY THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
WERE RUNNERS UP TO CHINA IN AN INVITATIONAL INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT HELD IN PEKING AND THE COMMUNIST MEDIA GAVE GOOD COVERAGE TO THE MATCHES INVOLVING HONG KONG, ONE OF WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY TENG HSIAO-P'INNGG. EFFORTS ARE NOW BEING MADE BY THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TO ORGANISE AN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN HONG KONG TO WHICH A TEAM FROM CHINA WOULD BE INVITED.
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6. LOCAL KUOMINTANG (KMT) GROUPS ORGANISED AN ANTI-ENSLAVEMENT WEEK'' AS PART OF THEIR GENERAL ANTI-CHINESE COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA BUT THE PROJECT EVOKED LITTLE INTEREST OR SUPPORT. THE KMT PRESS ALSO SOUGHT TO EXPLOIT THE PROPAGANDA OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY THE DEFECTION OF THE PLA PILOT TO TAIWAN,
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7. A GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON 6TH JULY THAT BY 1980 THERE IS
EXPECTED TO BE A SURPLUS OF UP TO 1,100 GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, RESULTED IN A POSTER AND SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN BEING IMPLEMENTED BY A UNION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL BODIES. THE ISSUE WAS GIVEN WIDE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL PRESS WITH COMMUNIST NEWSPAPERS BEING PARTICULARLY SYMPATHETIC TOWARDS THE TEACHERS, AT THE SECOND JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR UNIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS HELD IN BANGKOK FROM 28 10 30 JULY RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED IN SUPPORT OF THE HONG KONG TEACHERS. FOLLOWING FURTHER GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING MEASURES TO ASSIST SOME OF THE AFFECTED TEACHERS TO OBTAIN ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE
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