TNAG-1878-FCO40-2669-Student-demonstrations-and-internal-political-situation-in-C-1989 — Page 112

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY PEKING

TELNO 89

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CHINESE REACTIONS TO HONG KONG SUPPORT FOR DEMONSTRATORS

TODAY'S MING PAO REPORTS THAT A DECREE ISSUED BY THE STATE COUNCIL GENERAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ''UNDER LI PENG'' STATES THAT ALL NECESSARY MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO STOP THE REMITTANCES FROM HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS TO THE FUNDS OF ''ANTI-REVOLUTIONARY RIOTERS''. THE REPORT ADDS THAT WEN WEI PO AND TA KUNG PAO ARE BEING MANIPULATED BY AN EXTREMELY SMALL NUMBER OF ANTI-REVOLUTIONARIES TO HELP THE ANTI-REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES.

WE SHOUL BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY LIGHT WHICH PEKING MAY BE ABLE TO SHED ON THIS REPORT.

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