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4. THERE ARE FURTHER INDICATIONS OF SOME RELAXATIONS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PRESS, FIRST REPORTED IN THE ASSESSMENT FOR NOVEMBER 1976, WITH NEWSPAPERS NOW EXPECTED TO WIDEN THEIR COVERAGE AND ATTRACT MORE ADVERTISING, AS PART OF THE OVERALL EFFORT TO WIN INFLUENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
5. THIS IS ASSESSED TO BE PART OF THE OVERALL EFFORT BY THE COMMUNISTS TO WIN FURTHER SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND GAIN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES.
6. THE COMMUNIST WORKER'S CHILDRENS' EDUCATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
WHICH OPERATES TEN SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY SOME 6,000 STUDENTS, HAS LAUNCHED A TWO-MONTH FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN WITH A TARGET OF
HK DOLLARS 3 MILLION. AS THE LAST CAMPAIGN IN 1969 RAISED SOME HONG KONG DOLLARS 9 MILLION, IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE TARGET OF THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN WILL BE EXCEEDED. THE MAJOR PART OF THE FUND RAISING WILL BE ORGANISED THROUGH COMMUNIST TRADE UNIONS, BUT
ALL OTHER COMMUNIST ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG WILL PLAY A PART.
EDUCATION/STUDENTS
7. AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF
STUDENTS MEMBERS OF THE PRO-CHINA FACTION WERE RE-ELECTED AND
THERE WAS ONLY TOKEN OPPOSITION FROM THE SOCIALIST FACTION.
FCO PLEASE PASS SAVING TO WELLINGTON.
MACLEHOSE
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
[COPIES SENT TO CABINET OFFICE]
FILES:
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DEF D
FED
OPA
FUSD
OLA
GIPD
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