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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.35 OF 11 JANUARY 78,
INFO PEKING, CANBERRA, SINGAPORE,
INFO SAVING WELLINGTON.
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE L.I.C ASSESSMENT FOR DECEMBER 1977.
ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
1. A SUMMARY OF EVENTS INVOLVING ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, COUNTER
MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT
POSITION IS AT ANNEX.
CHINESE COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES,
2. BEFORE LEAVING TO TAKE UP HIS NEW APPOINTMENT IN CANTON,
LIANG WEI-LIN, UNTIL RECENTLY THE MOST SENIOR PARTY CADRE IN
HONG KONG, INSTRUCTED THOSE HE WAS LEAVING BEHIND THAT THEY
SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE LOCAL CONDITIONS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN IMPLEMENTING
CENTRAL POLICY DIRECTIVES. AS AN EXAMPLE HE ADVISED COMMUNIST
CONTROLLED SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG TO CO-OPERATE MORE CLOSELY WITH
THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY (SEE PARAGRAPH 5 BELOW).
PAST RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST SCHOOLS AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN DISTANT AND OFTEN ABRASIVE.
ABRASIVE. WE SEE LIANG'S
INSTRUCTION AS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CHINA'S RECENT POLICY
OF DEMONSTRATING A FRIENDLY ATTITUDE TOWARDS HONG KONG.
ECONOMY AND LABOUR.
IN THE
3. OUTSIDE THE CIVIL SERVICE TRADE UNIONS IN HONG KONG HAVE CONTINUED TO ACT WITH REASON AND RESTRAINT, AND THE LABOUR SITUATION HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE. THE ASSOCIATION OF POLICE INTERPRETERS' DISPUTE OVER SALARY RESTRUCTURING AND IMPROVED PROMOTION PROSPECTS HAS RESULTED IN WORK-TO-RULE ACTION WITH THE THREAT OF STRIKE. SUPPORT HAS RECENTLY BEEN SOUGHT FROM OTHER CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEWLY FORMED JUNIOR
POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
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