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FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF B.B.C MONITORING SERVICE SERIAL NO.268.

BEGINS:

FROM BBC MONITORING SERVICE

ILLEGAL EMIGRATION FROM GUANGDONG TO HONGKONG: CANTON RADIO REPORTED ON 16TH JUNE THAT A RECENT MEETING OF GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL CCP COMMITTEE, WHICH HAD BEEN ADDRESSED BY XI ZHONGXUN, HAD SAID:

GUANGDONG BORDERS ON HONGKONG AND MACAO AND IS AN INTERNATIONAL HOROUGHFARE. WE MUST TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS FAVOURABLE FACTOR TO EXPAND FOREIGN TRADE AND STIMULATE THE FOUR MODERNI-

ZATIONS. HOWEVER, WE MUST ALSO REALIZE THE THE INFLUENCE OF THE

ORRUPT IDEOLOGY AND WAY OF LIFE OF THE CAPITALIST ROAD WILL. INEVITABLY FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE INCREASE OF FOREIGN CON- TACTS. UNLESS WE HEIGHTEN VIGILANCE, CERTAIN IDEOLOGICALLY WEAK PEOPLE ARE VERY LIKELY TO BE DRAGGED INTO THE WATER BY THE

BOURGEOISIE, AND HIT BY THEIR SUGAR-COATED BULLETS. AT PRESENT OME CADRES HANKER FOR A BOURGEOIS WAY OF LIFE, AND SOME TAKE GIFTS AND BRIBES. CERTAIN CADRES HAVE EVEN SENT THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO HONGKONG AND MACAO. WE MUST RESOLUTELY ARREST THIS SINISTER BOURGEOIS TREND. THE DISCIPLINE INSPECTION

COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENTS AT ALL LEVELS MUST STRICTLY INVESTIGATE THESE AFFAIRS AND TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION

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