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4. THE PRO-CHINA TÊN THN DAHLY NEWS ON 2 SEPTEMBER CARRIED AN
EDITORIAL ON MR LUCE'S VISIT. INT SAW THE WISHIT AS AN ATTEMPT
BY THE BRITISH TO COLLECT PUBLIC OPHION #IN HONG KONG AND A
FURTHER PART OF BRUITAMW'S TACTIC OF PLAYING THE PUBLIC OPINION
CARD. AS THERE WERE SO MANY DIVERGENT WIEWS ON THE MISSUE, HIT WAS
MORE APPROPRIATE TO LEAVE THE DECHISION TO THE MOTHERLAND.
5. A COLUMNIST N THE ORNENTAL DAILY (INDEPENDENT) ON 2 SEPTEMBER
SAND THAT HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE EDITOR TO STOP TALKING
ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE IN HAS COLUMN (WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY
CRMSTUCAL OF THE CHINESE POSITION). HE SAND THAT EXTREMISTS FROM
THE LEFT-WING PRESS HAD BEEN MAKING THREATENING NOISES TO HIS
NEWS PAPER AND THAT SUCH PEOPLE SHOULD BE ELIMINATED", (COMMENT: AT VARIOUS TIMES DURANG THE PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN, THERE
HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT MANDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS HAVE RECEIVED
THREATENING TELEPHONE CALLS FROM COMMUNIST NEWSPAPERS.)
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MR DONALD
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