TNAG-0688-FCO40-837-Disturbances-by-police-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 75

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IVIL REACTION TO THE ANESTY ANNOUNCED NOVERTER & HAD BEEN MOSTLY FAVOURABLE, WITH MOST OF THE MAJOR CHINESE DAILIES CONSIDER- IN THE MOVE AVISE ONE. THE ANNOUNCEMENT DREW MORE THAN 20

AND 7, MOST OF THEM ENITORIALS IN THE CHINESE PRESS ON NOV.

OULD FORET POLICE DORALE HOLDING THE OPINION THAT THE DECISION AND EN/PLE ICAS TO CONCENTRATE ITS EFFORTS ON DEALING WITH PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFENCES. SUVE PAPERS COMMENTED ON THE WORK OF ICAC. HONG KONG TIMES THOUGHT THE PRINCIPLE CEHIND THE WORK OF ICAC SHOULD KAVAIN UNCHANGED. HONGKONG DAILY NEWS FELT ICAC HAD COMPLETED ITS ORY ON CRACKING SYNDICATED CORRUPTION. IT WOULD ENTER A NEW ERA AND CONCENTRATE ITS UFK ON PROMOTING A CORRUPTION-FREE GOVERNMENT, THE PAPER SAID. SEVERAL PAPERS, HO NEVER RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE AMNESTY. TIN TIN DAILY NE 5 SAID THE GRANTING OF THE AMNESTY SHO. ED COVERMENT WOULD RACK DOWN IN THE FACE OF UNITED OPPOSITION AND THE PAPER FEARED OTHER CIVIL SERVANTS OULD FOLLO. THE POLICE EXAMPLE WHEN FIGHTING FOR THEIR BENEFITS. TriS VIE. AS SHARED BY KUNG SHEUNG EVENING NEWS WHICH SAID I WAS DIFFICULT TO SAY HETHER THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION WAS RIGHT OF NOT.

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SCMP IN FRONT PAGE EDITORIAL ON NOV. 6 COMVENTED THAT THE SEACTION IN THE POLICE FURCE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT, MAY MENDERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL FEEL A SENSE OF SHOCK AND DISMAY. SCNP ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT IT CALLED THE EVIDENT PRESSUTES WHICH THE MASSIVE PROTESTS HAD PLACED ON THE COVERMOR, SUT FELT THE ANNUSTY AS A DANGER JUS PRINCIPLE. IT CAN ONLY GE PEOPETTED, HOLEVES, THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FORCED TO 30% TU PALSSUE FROM THOSE HƆ ARE ENGAGED TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER- IN FOLLOW-UP EDITORIAL ON NOVEMPER 7 SCMP REPEATED ITS LIEF T/T THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONE FUSTHER THAN MUST. PEOPLE HAD IMAGINED POSSIPLE BY OFFERING A FENEFJUS AY VESTY, BUT CALLED ON ALL HONC PONG TO STAVNO PIEM AND SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO YIELD TO ANY FUETHLS Tmnt 16. UNGKUNG STANDARD ON NOV. 7. SAID THE PARTIAL VNCTY HAD

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150ATED NOT LEN CITROND AT THE COVEAGA & PUT T THE FACT THAT POLITEVEN WHO HAVE VIRTUALLY rit LD EVERYO & FROM DRUG VINCS TO HA RERS ST VIRTUALLY THEIR MERCY AND WHO DIRECTLY VIDEO ANBETTER IN CENDING DAVY NOVY GAS YOUTHS TO PLATURE

AviSHER. STA DARED SAID THE ANESTY VO A SUPPRISE UT IT DID NOT (EEPEST 301) SUBSCRIVE TO SULLISTIONS THAT THE GOVERNOR'S ANNESTY HAD DIPURAC 10-C.

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