CONFIDENTIAL
C
A) NO FURTHER CONCESSIONS OVER THE PARTIAL AMNESTY SHOULD BE
OFFERED.
(B) PUBLIC OPINION AND THE MEDIA WHICH WAS ALREADY BACKING THE GOVERNMENT ACTION SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO COME OUT EVEN MORE STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS WERE ALREADY IN TRAIN FOLLOWING AN INTERVIEW WHICH THE GOVERNOR
GAVE TO LEADING EDITORS LAST NIGHT.
(C) THE CP WOULD CONSIDER THE ORDERS APPROPRIATE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES RESTRICTING MEETINGS OF OFFICERS OF THE FORCE
AND MARCHES BY THEM.
(D) IN ORDER TO GIVE THE COMMISSIONER THE NECESSARY POWERS LEGIS→ LATION WOULD BE DRAFTED GIVING THE COMMISSIONER POWERS SUMMARILY TO DISMISS ANY POLICE OFFICER WHOM HE IS SATISFIED IS GUILTY OF
DISOBEDIENCE OF POLICE REGULATIONS OR ANY POLICE ORDERS WHETHER
GIVEN VERBALLY OR IN WRITING.
18. AT A MEETING CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNOR COMPRISING ALL UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS THE UNANIMOUS ADVICE WAS THAT NO FURTHER CONCESSIONS SHOULD BE MADE. UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WERE WHOLEHEARTEDLY BEHIND THE GOVERNOR AND SO WERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC: INCREASING PUBLIC SUPPORT WOULD BE FORTHCOMING. UNOFFICIALS ADVISED THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE ON THE LINES SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 14 (D) ABOVE SHOULD BE MADE FORTHWITH. THEY ALSO AGREED THAT APPROPRIATE ORDERS SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO THE FORCE REGARDING MARCHES AND
MEETINGS.
19. WE ARE MAKING PLANS TO HOLD A MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT 1700 HOURS LOCAL TIME TO ENACT THE AMENDMENT TO THE POLICE FORCE ORDINANCE THOUGH THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS WITH ASSOCIATIONS WHICH DCP IS STILL HOLDING (1515 HONG KONG TIME). AT THE SAME TIME I SHALL BE ISSUING A STATEMENT THE TEXT OF WHICH FOLLOWS IN MY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TELEGRAM.
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