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Ke went on to explain that by "the

atmosphere" he meant specifically subversive

small

activities

in Hong Kong against the CPG. He had said his piece at

the last JLG meeting. This continued

to

be а matter of

great concern to Chinese leaders. Not only was there

resentment in Peking to certain activities of the Hong

Kong Alliance, there were even more disturbing reports

of overseas subversive organisations, such as the China

Spring and China

China Alliance on Democracy (CAD), trying to

extend their activities to Hong Kong or to establish branch

offices here.

as far as the Hong Kong

The CS explained that we as

Alliance was concerned, it had gone quiet recently, and

many of its leaders had felt the growing public

disenchantment with them.

They were trying to disengage

from the Alliance quietly.

Alliance Constitution again. But there was the residual

problem of disposal of the Alliance money and thought was

being given to putting it into an educational trust. On

the whole, the CS saw in the months ahead a general decline

in the local movement το promote democracy in China.

Concerning overseas organisations, the law did enable the

Hong Kong Government to take a much tougher stand against

them if necessary.

The Hong Kong Government had

consistently taken steps to prevent overseas subversive

elements from establishing a foothold in Hong Kong against

They were also looking at the

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